Teachers in primary education, female in Türkiye
Türkiye: Teachers in primary education, female was 184,096 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female in Türkiye, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, female in Türkiye is 184,096 number, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in Türkiye peaked at 184,096 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 45,186 number, in 1971.
That places Türkiye 25th out of 196 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 45,186 number | — |
| 1972 | 49,318 number | +9.1% |
| 1973 | 56,157 number | +13.9% |
| 1974 | 57,749 number | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 60,362 number | +4.5% |
| 1976 | 66,825 number | +10.7% |
| 1978 | 75,845 number | +13.5% |
| 1979 | 78,235 number | +3.2% |
| 1981 | 86,205 number | +10.2% |
| 1982 | 88,375 number | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 86,111 number | -2.6% |
| 1985 | 86,198 number | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 88,855 number | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 90,572 number | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 91,870 number | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 92,519 number | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 94,821 number | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 97,803 number | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 99,474 number | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 100,822 number | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 102,391 number | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 101,557 number | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 175,653 number | +73.0% |
| 2013 | 163,106 number | -7.1% |
| 2014 | 167,783 number | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 173,078 number | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 179,036 number | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 184,096 number | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 61,210 number | 45,186 number | 78,235 number | 8 |
| 1980s | 88,838 number | 86,111 number | 92,519 number | 8 |
| 1990s | 99,478 number | 94,821 number | 102,391 number | 6 |
| 2010s | 173,792 number | 163,106 number | 184,096 number | 6 |
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More education data for Türkiye
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 299,967 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 21.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female in Türkiye?
- Teachers in primary education, female in Türkiye was 184,096 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 184,096 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 45,186 number in 1971.
- How does Türkiye rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- Türkiye ranks 25th out of 196 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Türkiye data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.