Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Turkey
Turkey: Teachers in upper secondary education, female was 173,976 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Turkey, 1994–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in upper secondary education, female in Turkey is 173,976 number, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 6.3% on the previous year and up 120.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, female in Turkey peaked at 173,976 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 36,012 number, in 1997.
That places Turkey 7th out of 131 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Turkey, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 52,803 number | — |
| 1995 | 55,751 number | +5.6% |
| 1997 | 36,012 number | -35.4% |
| 2004 | 64,883 number | +80.2% |
| 2005 | 67,845 number | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 77,122 number | +13.7% |
| 2007 | 77,478 number | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 79,083 number | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 81,683 number | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 86,688 number | +6.1% |
| 2011 | 94,612 number | +9.1% |
| 2012 | 101,661 number | +7.5% |
| 2013 | 112,996 number | +11.1% |
| 2014 | 127,028 number | +12.4% |
| 2015 | 138,453 number | +9.0% |
| 2017 | 163,661 number | +18.2% |
| 2018 | 173,976 number | +6.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48,189 number | 36,012 number | 55,751 number | 3 |
| 2000s | 74,682 number | 64,883 number | 81,683 number | 6 |
| 2010s | 124,884 number | 86,688 number | 173,976 number | 8 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
More education data for Turkey
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in upper secondary education, female in Turkey?
- Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Turkey was 173,976 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 173,976 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 36,012 number in 1997.
- How does Turkey rank for teachers in upper secondary education, female?
- Turkey ranks 7th out of 131 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 120.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in upper secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female teachers in public and private upper secondary education institutions (ISCED 3). 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.