Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Turkey

Turkey: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female was 99.4% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
99.4%
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
111th
of 188 countries
All-time high
106.4%
in 2013
All-time low
79.7%
in 1997
Years of data
23
1994–2018

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Turkey, 1994–2018

02550751001994200620181994: 80.3 %1995: 80.4 %1997: 79.7 %1999: 86.2 %2000: 90.5 %2001: 95.2 %2002: 96.5 %2003: 94.7 %2004: 95.4 %2005: 96.4 %2006: 97.5 %2007: 98.8 %2008: 98.7 %2009: 97.3 %2010: 99.3 %2011: 100.3 %2012: 98 %2013: 106.4 %2014: 105.3 %2015: 101.3 %2016: 99.5 %2017: 98.3 %2018: 99.4 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Turkey recorded 99.4% for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in 2018.

That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Turkey peaked at 106.4% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 79.7%, in 1997.

That places Turkey 111th out of 188 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Turkey, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female (%) in Turkey, 1994 to 2018.
Year % Change
1994 80.3%
1995 80.4% +0.1%
1997 79.7% -0.8%
1999 86.2% +8.1%
2000 90.5% +4.9%
2001 95.2% +5.2%
2002 96.5% +1.4%
2003 94.7% -1.9%
2004 95.4% +0.7%
2005 96.4% +1.1%
2006 97.5% +1.1%
2007 98.8% +1.3%
2008 98.7% -0.1%
2009 97.3% -1.4%
2010 99.3% +2.1%
2011 100.3% +1.0%
2012 98.0% -2.3%
2013 106.4% +8.5%
2014 105.3% -1.1%
2015 101.3% -3.7%
2016 99.5% -1.8%
2017 98.3% -1.2%
2018 99.4% +1.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 81.7% 79.7% 86.2% 4
2000s 96.1% 90.5% 98.8% 10
2010s 100.9% 98.0% 106.4% 9

Countries ranked near Turkey

  1. 108 Serbia 99.5% compare
  2. 109 Czechia 99.5% compare
  3. 110 Uzbekistan 99.4% compare
  4. 112 Greece 99.4% compare
  5. 113 Maldives 99.3% compare
  6. 114 Poland 99.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Turkey?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Turkey was 99.4% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Turkey?
The highest recorded value was 106.4% in 2013.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Turkey?
The lowest recorded value was 79.7% in 1997.
How does Turkey rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female?
Turkey ranks 111th out of 188 countries with data for 2018.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in Turkey?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Turkey data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,500 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Total female enrollment in primary and lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female population of official primary and lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.