Turkey
Background Information
Region
Europe & Central Asia
World Bank income group
Upper middle income
Percent of population aged 10-24
24% (UNFPA, 2020)
Total primary school age population (both sexes)
5,469,052 (UIS, 2020)
Total secondary school age population (both sexes)
10,853,975 (UIS, 2020)
Proportion of women aged 20-24 years who were married or in a union before age 18 (% of women aged 20-24)
15%
Source: UNSDG, 2013
Adolescent birth rate (per 1,000 women ages 15-19)
27
Source: UN Human Development Reports, 2018
Percentage of women who ever experienced physical violence since age 15
No data available
Percentage of married women employed in the last 12 months (% of married or in-union women 15-49)
41%
Source: DHS, 2003
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Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in legal frameworks (Years)
12
Source: UIS, 2019
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government expenditure
No data available
Proportion of schools with access to single-sex basic sanitation facilities
No data available
Proportion of students at the end of primary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in reading
No data available
Proportion of students at the end of primary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in mathematics
-
Female 56%
-
Male 58%
Female: UIS, 2015
Male: UIS, 2015
Completion rate
Primary school age
-
Female 98%
-
Male 99%
Female: UIS, 2014
Male: UIS, 2014
Lower secondary school age
-
Female 90%
-
Male 94%
Female: UIS, 2014
Male: UIS, 2014
Upper secondary school age
-
Female 57%
-
Male 55%
Female: UIS, 2014
Male: UIS, 2014
Out-of-school rate
Primary school
-
Female 2%
-
Male 4%
Female: UIS, 2014
Male: UIS, 2014
Lower secondary school
-
Female 3%
-
Male 1%
Female: UIS, 2014
Male: UIS, 2014
Upper secondary school
-
Female 22%
-
Male 18%
Female: UIS, 2014
Male: UIS, 2014