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

Türkiye: Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female was 637,215 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
637,215 number
Change on year
down 6.6%
World rank
17th
of 138 countries
All-time high
1.72 million number
in 1999
All-time low
558,962 number
in 2014
Years of data
20
1999–2018

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

500.0k750.0k1.0M1.2M1.5M1.8M1999200820181999: 1.7M number2000: 1.5M number2001: 1.4M number2002: 1.3M number2003: 1.2M number2004: 1.1M number2005: 1.0M number2006: 959.5k number2007: 900.0k number2008: 854.9k number2009: 999.2k number2010: 791.0k number2011: 624.1k number2012: 720.2k number2013: 585.2k number2014: 559.0k number2015: 653.8k number2016: 714.6k number2017: 682.4k number2018: 637.2k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2018, out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Türkiye stood at 637,215 number.

That represents a change of down 6.6% on the previous year and down 25.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Türkiye peaked at 1.72 million number in 1999 and was at its lowest, 558,962 number, in 2014.

Türkiye ranks 17th of 138 countries on this measure, 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, female in Türkiye, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female (number) in Türkiye, 1999 to 2018.
Year number Change
1999 1.72 million number
2000 1.52 million number -11.4%
2001 1.37 million number -10.3%
2002 1.32 million number -3.5%
2003 1.23 million number -6.8%
2004 1.13 million number -7.9%
2005 1.04 million number -8.0%
2006 959,497 number -7.8%
2007 900,040 number -6.2%
2008 854,851 number -5.0%
2009 999,232 number +16.9%
2010 790,984 number -20.8%
2011 624,071 number -21.1%
2012 720,239 number +15.4%
2013 585,190 number -18.8%
2014 558,962 number -4.5%
2015 653,780 number +17.0%
2016 714,564 number +9.3%
2017 682,422 number -4.5%
2018 637,215 number -6.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.72 million number 1.72 million number 1.72 million number 1
2000s 1.13 million number 854,851 number 1.52 million number 10
2010s 663,047 number 558,962 number 790,984 number 9

Countries ranked near Türkiye

  1. 14 Myanmar 796,048 number compare
  2. 15 Kenya 688,252 number compare
  3. 16 Egypt 646,941 number compare
  4. 18 Guinea 597,105 number compare
  5. 19 Guatemala 549,480 number compare
  6. 20 Iran, Islamic Republic of 544,043 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Türkiye?
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Türkiye was 637,215 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female recorded in Türkiye?
The highest recorded value was 1.72 million number in 1999.
What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female recorded in Türkiye?
The lowest recorded value was 558,962 number in 2014.
How does Türkiye rank for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female?
Türkiye ranks 17th out of 138 countries with data for 2018.
Is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female rising or falling in Türkiye?
Over the last ten years it is down 25.5%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
183 places, 4,214 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/