Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Türkiye
Türkiye: Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes was 99.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Türkiye, 1974–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Türkiye stood at 99.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Türkiye peaked at 99.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 58.7%, in 1974.
Türkiye ranks 26th of 180 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 58.7% | — |
| 1986 | 59.8% | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 62.0% | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 63.5% | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 62.3% | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 61.4% | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 63.0% | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 63.6% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 65.4% | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 64.8% | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 76.5% | +18.1% |
| 2000 | 90.6% | +18.5% |
| 2002 | 94.5% | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 94.7% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 95.4% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 95.9% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 96.5% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 96.9% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 97.5% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 97.8% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 98.3% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 98.3% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 98.9% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 99.0% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 99.5% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 99.3% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 99.0% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 99.4% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 99.9% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.9% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.1% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 58.7% | 58.7% | 58.7% | 1 |
| 1980s | 61.9% | 59.8% | 63.5% | 4 |
| 1990s | 65.8% | 61.4% | 76.5% | 6 |
| 2000s | 95.5% | 90.6% | 97.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 99.2% | 98.3% | 99.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.7% | 99.1% | 99.9% | 4 |
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More education data for Türkiye
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 980,973 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 12.31 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 5.54 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.87 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0649 units per person (2023)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.54 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.87 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Türkiye?
- Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Türkiye was 99.1% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.7% in 1974.
- How does Türkiye rank for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes?
- Türkiye ranks 26th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. 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 Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release