Turkey - Secondary education

Secondary education, duration (years)

Secondary education, duration (years) in Turkey was 8.00 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 51 years was 8.00 in 2021, while its lowest value was 6.00 in 1970.

Definition: Secondary duration refers to the number of grades (years) in secondary school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 6.00
1971 6.00
1972 6.00
1973 6.00
1974 6.00
1975 6.00
1976 6.00
1977 6.00
1978 6.00
1979 6.00
1980 6.00
1981 6.00
1982 6.00
1983 6.00
1984 6.00
1985 6.00
1986 6.00
1987 6.00
1988 6.00
1989 6.00
1990 6.00
1991 6.00
1992 6.00
1993 6.00
1994 6.00
1995 6.00
1996 6.00
1997 6.00
1998 6.00
1999 6.00
2000 6.00
2001 6.00
2002 6.00
2003 6.00
2004 6.00
2005 6.00
2006 6.00
2007 6.00
2008 6.00
2009 7.00
2010 7.00
2011 7.00
2012 7.00
2013 8.00
2014 8.00
2015 8.00
2016 8.00
2017 8.00
2018 8.00
2019 8.00
2020 8.00
2021 8.00

Secondary education, pupils

The value for Secondary education, pupils in Turkey was 11,276,670 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 48 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 11,404,390 in 2017 and a minimum value of 1,308,779 in 1971.

Definition: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 1,308,779
1972 1,429,654
1973 1,489,759
1974 1,516,880
1976 1,746,160
1977 1,887,524
1978 2,028,476
1979 2,074,796
1980 2,225,533
1981 2,217,909
1982 2,310,113
1983 2,393,477
1984 2,540,636
1986 2,927,692
1987 3,088,483
1988 3,288,309
1989 3,512,135
1990 3,620,982
1991 3,808,142
1992 3,987,423
1993 4,299,810
1994 4,476,086
1995 4,725,551
1997 4,760,892
1999 5,522,936
2000 5,658,333
2001 6,419,272
2002 6,736,387
2003 6,851,036
2004 6,585,557
2005 6,345,057
2006 6,631,883
2007 6,822,949
2008 6,708,970
2009 7,100,959
2010 7,530,640
2011 7,965,619
2012 7,757,880
2013 10,562,610
2014 10,898,580
2015 10,969,180
2016 11,019,150
2017 11,404,390
2018 11,279,560
2019 11,276,670

Secondary education, pupils (% female)

Secondary education, pupils (% female) in Turkey was 47.79 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 46 years was 48.43 in 2016, while its lowest value was 28.51 in 1971.

Definition: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

See also:

Year Value
1971 28.51
1972 28.79
1973 29.58
1974 30.47
1976 31.47
1977 31.52
1978 31.50
1979 32.23
1980 32.48
1982 34.32
1983 34.82
1984 35.10
1986 35.21
1987 35.55
1988 35.97
1989 36.50
1990 36.99
1991 37.45
1992 37.99
1993 38.45
1994 39.24
1995 38.98
1997 39.93
1999 40.05
2000 41.50
2001 41.51
2002 41.42
2003 41.51
2004 42.93
2005 44.75
2006 44.97
2007 45.27
2008 46.14
2009 46.93
2010 47.02
2011 47.04
2012 47.82
2013 48.32
2014 48.41
2015 48.41
2016 48.43
2017 47.79

Secondary education, general pupils

The value for Secondary education, general pupils in Turkey was 8,690,855 as of 2017. As the graph below shows, over the past 46 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 8,690,855 in 2017 and a minimum value of 1,064,635 in 1971.

Definition: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

See also:

Year Value
1971 1,064,635
1972 1,166,470
1973 1,223,615
1974 1,231,433
1976 1,371,444
1977 1,464,404
1978 1,559,905
1979 1,591,922
1980 1,710,610
1981 1,681,792
1982 1,779,618
1983 1,852,530
1984 1,980,523
1985 2,169,686
1986 2,300,052
1987 2,412,347
1988 2,556,630
1989 2,728,961
1990 2,780,823
1991 2,897,655
1992 2,997,900
1993 3,216,418
1994 3,381,901
1995 3,474,742
1997 3,427,715
1999 4,295,403
2000 4,528,727
2001 5,297,981
2002 5,496,099
2003 5,589,959
2004 5,265,015
2005 5,305,406
2006 5,519,620
2007 5,650,919
2008 5,531,751
2009 5,681,860
2010 5,890,584
2011 6,125,744
2012 5,927,789
2013 8,292,958
2014 8,384,690
2015 8,181,061
2016 8,259,009
2017 8,690,855

Secondary education, general pupils (% female)

Secondary education, general pupils (% female) in Turkey was 48.68 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 46 years was 49.30 in 2014, while its lowest value was 27.27 in 1971.

Definition: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

See also:

Year Value
1971 27.27
1972 27.62
1973 28.45
1974 29.20
1976 31.61
1977 32.52
1978 32.77
1979 33.55
1980 34.03
1981 35.08
1982 35.85
1983 36.56
1984 37.06
1986 37.11
1987 37.29
1988 37.52
1989 37.79
1990 38.24
1991 38.50
1992 38.94
1993 39.23
1994 39.43
1995 39.57
1997 40.20
1999 42.38
2000 44.04
2001 43.94
2002 44.29
2003 44.47
2004 45.85
2005 46.20
2006 46.48
2007 46.70
2008 47.30
2009 48.13
2010 48.35
2011 48.47
2012 48.97
2013 49.14
2014 49.30
2015 49.12
2016 49.03
2017 48.68

Secondary education, vocational pupils

The value for Secondary education, vocational pupils in Turkey was 2,713,530 as of 2017. As the graph below shows, over the past 46 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 2,788,117 in 2015 and a minimum value of 244,144 in 1971.

Definition: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 244,144
1972 263,184
1973 266,144
1974 285,447
1975 311,798
1976 374,716
1977 423,120
1978 468,571
1979 482,874
1980 514,923
1981 536,117
1982 530,495
1983 540,947
1984 560,113
1986 627,640
1987 676,136
1988 731,679
1989 783,174
1990 840,159
1991 910,487
1992 989,523
1993 1,083,392
1994 1,094,185
1995 1,250,809
1997 1,333,177
1999 1,227,533
2000 1,129,606
2001 1,121,291
2002 1,240,288
2003 1,261,077
2004 1,320,542
2005 1,039,651
2006 1,112,263
2007 1,172,030
2008 1,177,219
2009 1,419,099
2010 1,640,056
2011 1,839,875
2012 1,830,091
2013 2,269,651
2014 2,513,887
2015 2,788,117
2016 2,760,140
2017 2,713,530

Secondary education, vocational pupils (% female)

Secondary education, vocational pupils (% female) in Turkey was 44.95 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 46 years was 46.65 in 2016, while its lowest value was 27.26 in 1978.

Definition: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 33.92
1972 33.98
1973 34.79
1974 35.92
1975 34.14
1976 30.97
1977 28.02
1978 27.26
1979 27.87
1980 27.32
1982 29.21
1983 28.86
1984 28.19
1986 28.26
1987 29.33
1988 30.56
1989 32.02
1990 32.86
1991 34.10
1992 35.11
1993 36.12
1994 38.64
1995 37.36
1997 39.22
1999 31.88
2000 31.29
2001 30.03
2002 28.75
2003 28.38
2004 31.28
2005 37.32
2006 37.50
2007 38.39
2008 40.69
2009 42.16
2010 42.24
2011 42.28
2012 44.11
2013 45.30
2014 45.45
2015 46.33
2016 46.65
2017 44.95

Secondary education, teachers

The value for Secondary education, teachers in Turkey was 725,432 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 48 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 725,432 in 2019 and a minimum value of 47,452 in 1971.

Definition: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

See also:

Year Value
1971 47,452
1972 50,692
1973 53,750
1974 57,199
1978 88,764
1979 91,107
1980 95,827
1981 112,178
1982 117,644
1983 129,268
1984 132,217
1986 138,640
1987 146,799
1988 144,543
1989 150,004
1990 155,661
1991 159,401
1992 170,611
1993 178,802
1994 188,545
1995 202,603
1997 218,829
2012 432,297
2013 524,654
2014 559,445
2015 594,443
2017 657,390
2018 687,819
2019 725,432

Secondary education, teachers, female

The value for Secondary education, teachers, female in Turkey was 395,146 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 48 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 395,146 in 2019 and a minimum value of 17,368 in 1971.

Definition: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

See also:

Year Value
1971 17,368
1972 18,184
1973 18,715
1974 20,007
1978 29,709
1979 31,418
1980 33,992
1982 41,414
1983 45,082
1984 46,578
1986 49,601
1987 54,279
1988 53,630
1989 55,651
1990 59,110
1991 61,696
1992 66,399
1993 70,156
1994 74,635
1995 82,003
1997 90,388
2012 203,832
2013 253,399
2014 276,319
2015 298,125
2017 347,092
2018 369,013
2019 395,146

Secondary education, teachers (% female)

Secondary education, teachers (% female) in Turkey was 54.47 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 48 years was 54.47 in 2019, while its lowest value was 33.47 in 1978.

Definition: Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

See also:

Year Value
1971 36.60
1972 35.87
1973 34.82
1974 34.98
1978 33.47
1979 34.48
1980 35.47
1982 35.20
1983 34.87
1984 35.23
1986 35.78
1987 36.98
1988 37.10
1989 37.10
1990 37.97
1991 38.70
1992 38.92
1993 39.24
1994 39.58
1995 40.47
1997 41.31
2012 47.15
2013 48.30
2014 49.39
2015 50.15
2017 52.80
2018 53.65
2019 54.47

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Outcomes