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 23.3% in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
23.3%
Change on year
down 25.5%
World rank
36th
of 132 countries
All-time high
33.7%
in 2016
All-time low
23.3%
in 2018
Years of data
6
2013–2018

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

01020302013201520182013: 26.4 %2014: 29.5 %2015: 30.5 %2016: 33.7 %2017: 31.3 %2018: 23.3 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Türkiye recorded 23.3% 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 25.5% on the previous year and down 12.0% over ten years.

That places Türkiye 36th out of 132 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, male (%) in Türkiye, 2013 to 2018.
Year % Change
2013 26.4%
2014 29.5% +11.5%
2015 30.5% +3.4%
2016 33.7% +10.7%
2017 31.3% -7.4%
2018 23.3% -25.5%

Türkiye compared with similar countries

  • Türkiye's 23.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9.0%, 2.6× the median. (40 countries reporting)
  • Türkiye's 23.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.1%, 4.5× the median. (45 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Türkiye

  1. 33 Lao People's Democratic Republic 31.3% compare
  2. 34 Panama 25.3% compare
  3. 35 Honduras 24.1% compare
  4. 37 Montenegro 22.5% compare
  5. 38 Kuwait 21.1% compare
  6. 39 Dominica 20.8% compare

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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 23.3% 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 33.7% 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 23.3% in 2018.
How does Türkiye rank for out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official?
Türkiye ranks 36th out of 132 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 12.0%. 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, male (%). 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, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
172 places, 2,324 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/