Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Türkiye

Türkiye: Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry was 161,531 number in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
161,531 number
Change on year
down 24.7%
World rank
17th
of 132 countries
All-time high
229,167 number
in 2016
All-time low
161,531 number
in 2018
Years of data
6
2013–2018

Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Türkiye, 2013–2018

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k2013201520182013: 175.1k number2014: 196.6k number2015: 205.0k number2016: 229.2k number2017: 214.4k number2018: 161.5k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Türkiye recorded 161,531 number for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.

That represents a change of down 24.7% on the previous year and down 7.8% over ten years.

That places Türkiye 17th out of 132 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.

Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Türkiye, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, male (number) in Türkiye, 2013 to 2018.
Year number Change
2013 175,103 number
2014 196,611 number +12.3%
2015 205,000 number +4.3%
2016 229,167 number +11.8%
2017 214,428 number -6.4%
2018 161,531 number -24.7%

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Türkiye?
Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Türkiye was 161,531 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry recorded in Türkiye?
The highest recorded value was 229,167 number in 2016.
What is the lowest out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry recorded in Türkiye?
The lowest recorded value was 161,531 number in 2018.
How does Türkiye rank for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry?
Türkiye ranks 17th out of 132 countries with data for 2018.
Is out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry rising or falling in Türkiye?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Türkiye data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
174 places, 2,347 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Number of children one year before primary entry age who are not enrolled or attending pre-primary education during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/