Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Türkiye

Türkiye: Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official was 24.3% in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
24.3%
Change on year
down 25.0%
World rank
35th
of 133 countries
All-time high
34.7%
in 2016
All-time low
24.3%
in 2018
Years of data
6
2013–2018

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

01020302013201520182013: 27.1 %2014: 30.3 %2015: 31.6 %2016: 34.7 %2017: 32.4 %2018: 24.3 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Türkiye recorded 24.3% for out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 25.0% on the previous year and down 10.4% over ten years.

That places Türkiye 35th out of 133 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Türkiye, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official primary entrance age, both sexes (%) in Türkiye, 2013 to 2018.
Year % Change
2013 27.1%
2014 30.3% +12.0%
2015 31.6% +4.2%
2016 34.7% +9.9%
2017 32.4% -6.8%
2018 24.3% -25.0%

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Türkiye?
Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Türkiye was 24.3% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official recorded in Türkiye?
The highest recorded value was 34.7% in 2016.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official recorded in Türkiye?
The lowest recorded value was 24.3% in 2018.
How does Türkiye rank for out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official?
Türkiye ranks 35th out of 133 countries with data for 2018.
Is out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official rising or falling in Türkiye?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.4%. 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 rate for children one year younger than official primary entrance age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official primary entrance age, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
173 places, 2,379 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Proportion of children in the official age range for one year before primary education who are not enrolled in pre-primary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for one year before primary education enrolled in pre-primary education is subtracted from the total population for one year before primary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for the year before primary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/