Education in Turkey 142 indicators covering education for Turkey. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Persistence to grade 5, total 0.0% 2014 down 100.0% 164th Number of deaths ages 5-9 years 1,181 2024 down 30.7% 54th Number of deaths ages 10-14 years 1,520 2024 down 6.6% 50th Number of deaths ages 15-19 years 2,866 2024 down 11.2% 47th Number of deaths ages 20-24 years 3,653 2024 up 5.0% 46th Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female 94.6% 2017 down 6.9% 150th Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male 95.7% 2017 down 8.3% 145th Share of the population with no formal education with projections 0.0% 2100 down 48.8% 174th Number of adults with no formal education by region 35,400 people 2100 down 51.1% 86th Population by level of education 41.74 million people 2100 up 3.2% 20th Repeaters, primary, female 2.3% 2017 down 0.1% 80th Repeaters, primary, male 2.4% 2017 up 14.1% 95th School enrollment, secondary, private 7.7% 2023 up 153.5% 127th School enrollment, primary 87.9% 2017 down 10.8% 132nd Over-age students, primary 2.0% 2017 down 14.4% 143rd Secondary education, teachers 55.8% 2023 up 15.6% 120th School enrollment, primary, female 87.2% 2017 down 10.2% 114th School enrollment, primary, male 88.6% 2017 down 11.3% 109th Over-age students, primary, male 2.1% 2017 down 21.1% 145th Over-age students, primary, female 2.0% 2017 down 5.5% 136th Compulsory education, duration 12 years 2025 unchanged 33rd Progression to secondary school 99.7% 2015 up 1.3% 26th Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary 94.9% 2017 down 3.7% 104th Primary education, pupils 48.7% 2017 up 0.9% 87th Tertiary education, academic staff 46.2% 2023 up 11.1% 79th Persistence to grade 5, female 0.0% 2014 down 100.0% 149th Persistence to grade 5, male 0.0% 2014 down 100.0% 149th School enrollment, secondary 87.2% 2017 up 8.3% 55th Preprimary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged 10th Progression to secondary school, male 99.8% 2015 up 0.2% 36th School enrollment, secondary, female 86.0% 2017 up 14.2% 63rd School enrollment, secondary, male 88.4% 2017 up 3.2% 47th Progression to secondary school, female 99.5% 2015 up 2.5% 36th Expenditure on tertiary education 31.9% 2006 down 8.1% 19th Literacy rate, youth female 91.9% 2022 down 6.6% 73rd Children out of school, primary 32,563 2023 up 7,822.9% 81st Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female 94.5% 2017 down 2.6% 86th Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male 95.2% 2017 down 4.7% 78th Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index 0.9924 GPI 2022 up 0.2% 63rd Literacy rate, youth male 92.6% 2022 down 7.0% 66th Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 16.98 2017 down 15.7% 116th Literacy rate, youth total 92.2% 2022 down 6.9% 65th Expenditure on secondary education 22.0% 1995 down 1.8% 127th Expenditure on primary education 43.0% 1995 down 4.8% 37th Secondary education, pupils 47.8% 2017 up 5.6% 150th Children out of school, primary, female 12,296 2017 — 93rd Children out of school, primary, male 23,713 2017 — 76th Literacy rate, adult total 97.3% 2021 up 3.3% 23rd Literacy rate, adult male 99.3% 2021 up 1.4% 10th Adolescents out of school 0.9% 2023 down 10.1% 155th Current education expenditure, total 87.8% 2022 up 4.0% 97th Current education expenditure, primary 86.0% 2022 down 3.5% 114th Current education expenditure, secondary 90.0% 2022 up 2.4% 91st Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 17.35 2017 down 3.3% 76th Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary 17.2 2017 down 33.5% 90th Current education expenditure, tertiary 86.8% 2022 up 15.0% 82nd Adolescents out of school, female 1.8% 2023 up 58.1% 129th Adolescents out of school, male 0.0% 2023 down 98.0% 160th Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary 47.44 2017 up 72.7% 4th Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary, population 41.1% 2023 up 21.6% 99th ← Previous Page 2 of 3 Next →