Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Turkey
Turkey: Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education was 11.3% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Turkey, 2011–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Turkey recorded 11.3% for share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in 2022.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Turkey peaked at 13.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 11.3%, in 2021.
Turkey ranks 127th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 13.0% | 12.5% | 13.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 11.4% | 11.3% | 11.6% | 3 |
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More economy & growth data for Turkey
- Final consumption expenditure 3.4% (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure per capita growth 3.6% (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 16.8% (2024)
- Manufacturing, value added 373.96 billion constant LCU (2024)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure 54.7% (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 1.10 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 43.21 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 1.11 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 100.2% (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 63.17 trillion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Turkey?
- Share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Turkey was 11.3% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 13.7% in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.3% in 2021.
- How does Turkey rank for share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education?
- Turkey ranks 127th out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage of total general government spending (across all sectors) that is allocated to education.