Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Türkiye

Türkiye: Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both was 1.26 million number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
1.26 million number
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
16th
of 142 countries
All-time high
2.77 million number
in 1999
All-time low
1.03 million number
in 2011
Years of data
20
1999–2018

Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Türkiye, 1999–2018

01.0M2.0M3.0M1999200820181999: 2.8M number2000: 2.4M number2001: 2.1M number2002: 2.1M number2003: 1.9M number2004: 1.8M number2005: 1.6M number2006: 1.5M number2007: 1.4M number2008: 1.4M number2009: 1.7M number2010: 1.3M number2011: 1.0M number2012: 1.3M number2013: 1.0M number2014: 1.0M number2015: 1.2M number2016: 1.4M number2017: 1.3M number2018: 1.3M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Türkiye is 1.26 million number, measured in 2018.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 10.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Türkiye peaked at 2.77 million number in 1999 and was at its lowest, 1.03 million number, in 2011.

That places Türkiye 16th out of 142 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.

Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Türkiye, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both sexes (number) in Türkiye, 1999 to 2018.
Year number Change
1999 2.77 million number
2000 2.45 million number -11.7%
2001 2.15 million number -12.2%
2002 2.10 million number -2.4%
2003 1.92 million number -8.6%
2004 1.78 million number -7.3%
2005 1.64 million number -7.7%
2006 1.50 million number -8.3%
2007 1.42 million number -5.8%
2008 1.41 million number -0.7%
2009 1.74 million number +24.0%
2010 1.35 million number -22.7%
2011 1.03 million number -23.4%
2012 1.31 million number +26.9%
2013 1.04 million number -20.9%
2014 1.04 million number +0.5%
2015 1.23 million number +18.1%
2016 1.39 million number +13.0%
2017 1.26 million number -9.1%
2018 1.26 million number -0.7%

Türkiye compared with similar countries

  • Türkiye's 1.26 million number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 48,069 number, 26.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
  • Türkiye's 1.26 million number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 26,257 number, 47.8× the median. (44 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2.77 million number 2.77 million number 2.77 million number 1
2000s 1.81 million number 1.41 million number 2.45 million number 10
2010s 1.21 million number 1.03 million number 1.39 million number 9

Countries ranked near Türkiye

  1. 13 Cameroon 1.53 million number compare
  2. 14 Iraq 1.45 million number compare
  3. 15 Egypt 1.34 million number compare
  4. 17 Thailand 1.19 million number compare
  5. 18 Kenya 1.16 million number compare
  6. 19 Guatemala 1.07 million number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Türkiye?
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Türkiye was 1.26 million number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both recorded in Türkiye?
The highest recorded value was 2.77 million number in 1999.
What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both recorded in Türkiye?
The lowest recorded value was 1.03 million number in 2011.
How does Türkiye rank for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both?
Türkiye ranks 16th out of 142 countries with data for 2018.
Is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both rising or falling in Türkiye?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Türkiye data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
187 places, 4,335 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of adolescents and youth of secondary school age who are not enrolled or attending school during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/