School age population, one year before than official … female than in Turkey

Turkey: School age population, one year before than official … female than was 671,380 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
671,380 number
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
20th
of 202 countries
All-time high
671,380 number
in 2020
All-time low
495,810 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Turkey, 1970–2020

0200.0k400.0k600.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Turkey recorded 671,380 number for school age population, one year before than official primary entry in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Turkey peaked at 671,380 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 495,810 number, in 1970.

That places Turkey 20th out of 202 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.

School age population, one year before than official … female than in Turkey, year by year

Annual values for School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number) in Turkey, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 495,810 number —
1971 501,100 number +1.1%
1972 510,996 number +2.0%
1973 520,776 number +1.9%
1974 530,253 number +1.8%
1975 539,347 number +1.7%
1976 547,933 number +1.6%
1977 560,790 number +2.3%
1978 574,385 number +2.4%
1979 587,740 number +2.3%
1980 599,600 number +2.0%
1981 608,473 number +1.5%
1982 617,857 number +1.5%
1983 625,953 number +1.3%
1984 632,675 number +1.1%
1985 638,083 number +0.9%
1986 642,389 number +0.7%
1987 648,186 number +0.9%
1988 652,806 number +0.7%
1989 655,803 number +0.5%
1990 656,617 number +0.1%
1991 654,657 number -0.3%
1992 651,849 number -0.4%
1993 646,941 number -0.8%
1994 640,932 number -0.9%
1995 635,155 number -0.9%
1996 631,200 number -0.6%
1997 628,990 number -0.4%
1998 627,396 number -0.3%
1999 626,619 number -0.1%
2000 626,874 number +0.0%
2001 628,282 number +0.2%
2002 633,616 number +0.8%
2003 641,008 number +1.2%
2004 648,533 number +1.2%
2005 653,577 number +0.8%
2006 653,187 number -0.1%
2007 650,453 number -0.4%
2008 644,713 number -0.9%
2009 637,721 number -1.1%
2010 631,911 number -0.9%
2011 629,996 number -0.3%
2012 631,994 number +0.3%
2013 635,436 number +0.5%
2014 640,012 number +0.7%
2015 645,315 number +0.8%
2016 650,920 number +0.9%
2017 656,868 number +0.9%
2018 663,501 number +1.0%
2019 669,111 number +0.8%
2020 671,380 number +0.3%

Turkey compared with similar countries

  • Turkey's 671,380 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 57,334 number, 11.7× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Turkey's 671,380 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 37,030 number, 18.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 536,913 number 495,810 number 587,740 number 10
1980s 632,182 number 599,600 number 655,803 number 10
1990s 640,036 number 626,619 number 656,617 number 10
2000s 641,796 number 626,874 number 653,577 number 10
2010s 645,506 number 629,996 number 669,111 number 10
2020s 671,380 number 671,380 number 671,380 number 1

Countries ranked near Turkey

  1. 17 Vietnam 724,872 number compare
  2. 18 Kenya 695,335 number compare
  3. 19 Iran 685,326 number compare
  4. 21 Sudan 582,449 number compare
  5. 22 South Africa 579,205 number compare
  6. 23 Angola 534,149 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Turkey?
School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Turkey was 671,380 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Turkey?
The highest recorded value was 671,380 number in 2020.
What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Turkey?
The lowest recorded value was 495,810 number in 1970.
How does Turkey rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
Turkey ranks 20th out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry rising or falling in Turkey?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Turkey data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 12,237 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/