Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in Turkey
Turkey: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary was 17.35 in 2017. ▼ Falling
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in Turkey, 1971–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
Turkey recorded 17.35 for pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.0% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in Turkey peaked at 28.2 in 1972 and was at its lowest, 17.35, in 2017.
That places Turkey 76th out of 190 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25.94 | 22.77 | 28.2 | 6 |
| 1980s | 20.96 | 18.52 | 23.41 | 9 |
| 1990s | 23.34 | 21.76 | 24.05 | 7 |
| 2010s | 18.67 | 17.35 | 20.13 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
More education data for Turkey
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 21.0% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.4% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 299,967 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, female 101.2% (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, male 103.6% (2023)
- Labor force, total 36.88 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 34.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in Turkey?
- Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in Turkey was 17.35 in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest pupil-teacher ratio, secondary recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 28.2 in 1972.
- What is the lowest pupil-teacher ratio, secondary recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.35 in 2017.
- How does Turkey rank for pupil-teacher ratio, secondary?
- Turkey ranks 76th out of 190 countries with data for 2017.
- Is pupil-teacher ratio, secondary rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in secondary school.