Working-age population with primary education, total in Turkey

Turkey: Working-age population with primary education, total was 0.3% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.3%
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
37th
of 113 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2000
All-time low
0.3%
in 2019
Years of data
20
2000–2019

Working-age population with primary education, total in Turkey, 2000–2019

00.20.40.62000200920192000: 0.509 % of total population in working age2001: 0.503 % of total population in working age2002: 0.49 % of total population in working age2003: 0.478 % of total population in working age2004: 0.447 % of total population in working age2005: 0.422 % of total population in working age2006: 0.406 % of total population in working age2007: 0.396 % of total population in working age2008: 0.386 % of total population in working age2009: 0.375 % of total population in working age2010: 0.366 % of total population in working age2011: 0.354 % of total population in working age2012: 0.339 % of total population in working age2013: 0.333 % of total population in working age2014: 0.329 % of total population in working age2015: 0.322 % of total population in working age2016: 0.31 % of total population in working age2017: 0.3 % of total population in working age2018: 0.29 % of total population in working age2019: 0.282 % of total population in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of total population in working age.

Analysis

In 2019, working-age population with primary education, total in Turkey stood at 0.3%. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and down 24.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, working-age population with primary education, total in Turkey peaked at 0.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2019.

That places Turkey 37th out of 113 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.

Working-age population with primary education, total in Turkey, year by year

Annual values for Working-age population with primary education, total (% of total population in working age) in Turkey, 2000 to 2019.
Year % of total population in working age Change
2000 0.5%
2001 0.5% -1.3%
2002 0.5% -2.6%
2003 0.5% -2.4%
2004 0.4% -6.4%
2005 0.4% -5.7%
2006 0.4% -3.8%
2007 0.4% -2.5%
2008 0.4% -2.4%
2009 0.4% -2.9%
2010 0.4% -2.3%
2011 0.4% -3.4%
2012 0.3% -4.2%
2013 0.3% -1.8%
2014 0.3% -1.1%
2015 0.3% -2.3%
2016 0.3% -3.8%
2017 0.3% -2.9%
2018 0.3% -3.5%
2019 0.3% -2.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.4% 0.4% 0.5% 10
2010s 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% 10

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  5. 39 Mauritius 0.3% compare
  6. 40 Nepal 0.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population with primary education, total in Turkey?
Working-age population with primary education, total in Turkey was 0.3% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population with primary education, total recorded in Turkey?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2000.
What is the lowest working-age population with primary education, total recorded in Turkey?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2019.
How does Turkey rank for working-age population with primary education, total?
Turkey ranks 37th out of 113 countries with data for 2019.
Is working-age population with primary education, total rising or falling in Turkey?
Over the last ten years it is down 24.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Turkey data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Working-age population with primary education, total (% of total population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Working-age population with primary education, total (% of total population in working age)
Unit
% of total population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
113 places, 1,638 data points, 1970–2021
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