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

Turkey: School age population, one year before than official … male than was 703,094 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
703,094 number
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
20th
of 202 countries
All-time high
703,094 number
in 2020
All-time low
496,241 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

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

0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Turkey is 703,094 number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.

The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Turkey peaked at 703,094 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 496,241 number, in 1970.

Turkey ranks 20th of 202 countries on this measure, 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 … male than in Turkey, year by year

Annual values for School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, male (number) in Turkey, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 496,241 number —
1971 503,608 number +1.5%
1972 514,947 number +2.3%
1973 526,034 number +2.2%
1974 536,533 number +2.0%
1975 546,181 number +1.8%
1976 554,759 number +1.6%
1977 567,305 number +2.3%
1978 580,008 number +2.2%
1979 592,296 number +2.1%
1980 603,491 number +1.9%
1981 612,753 number +1.5%
1982 623,392 number +1.7%
1983 633,495 number +1.6%
1984 642,577 number +1.4%
1985 650,118 number +1.2%
1986 655,580 number +0.8%
1987 662,514 number +1.1%
1988 668,042 number +0.8%
1989 671,726 number +0.6%
1990 673,065 number +0.2%
1991 671,611 number -0.2%
1992 669,253 number -0.4%
1993 664,666 number -0.7%
1994 658,905 number -0.9%
1995 653,370 number -0.8%
1996 649,715 number -0.6%
1997 647,874 number -0.3%
1998 646,772 number -0.2%
1999 646,606 number -0.0%
2000 647,590 number +0.2%
2001 649,818 number +0.3%
2002 656,069 number +1.0%
2003 664,498 number +1.3%
2004 673,049 number +1.3%
2005 678,939 number +0.9%
2006 679,058 number +0.0%
2007 676,661 number -0.4%
2008 671,036 number -0.8%
2009 664,069 number -1.0%
2010 658,353 number -0.9%
2011 656,763 number -0.2%
2012 658,733 number +0.3%
2013 662,144 number +0.5%
2014 666,826 number +0.7%
2015 672,575 number +0.9%
2016 679,162 number +1.0%
2017 686,120 number +1.0%
2018 693,971 number +1.1%
2019 700,591 number +1.0%
2020 703,094 number +0.4%

Turkey compared with similar countries

  • Turkey's 703,094 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 60,544 number, 11.6× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Turkey's 703,094 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 39,344 number, 17.9× the median. (52 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 541,791 number 496,241 number 592,296 number 10
1980s 642,369 number 603,491 number 671,726 number 10
1990s 658,184 number 646,606 number 673,065 number 10
2000s 666,079 number 647,590 number 679,058 number 10
2010s 673,524 number 656,763 number 700,591 number 10
2020s 703,094 number 703,094 number 703,094 number 1

Countries ranked near Turkey

  1. 17 Uganda 744,754 number compare
  2. 18 Iran 728,581 number compare
  3. 19 Kenya 704,826 number compare
  4. 21 Sudan 599,109 number compare
  5. 22 South Africa 592,807 number compare
  6. 23 Afghanistan 558,717 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 703,094 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 703,094 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 496,241 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 6.8%. 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, male (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, male (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
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Male 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/