Primary school enrollment — all countries

Primary school enrollment — Türkiye

Primary school enrollment in Türkiye in 2017 — 87.9%. Ranked 103 in the world out of 137. Since 1974, the indicator has risen by 2.9 pp.

2017 87.9% −6.2 pp vs 2016
World rank 103of 137
Period maximum 98.5%2007
Period minimum 85%1974

Trend over time

1974–2017 · % of children of the relevant age

Primary school enrollment — Türkiye, 1974–20178085909510019741979198419891994199920042009201420171974: 85%1985: 92%1986: 92.9%1987: 92.6%1988: 94.3%1989: 94.3%1990: 96%1991: 95.3%1992: 95.5%1993: 93.1%1994: 92.2%1995: 91.6%1997: 92%1999: 95%2000: 95.9%2001: 96.4%2002: 96.7%2003: 97.2%2004: 97.5%2005: 97.8%2006: 98.1%2007: 98.5%2008: 97.7%2009: 95.4%2010: 96.1%2011: 95.2%2012: 92.7%2013: 93.2%2014: 94.6%2015: 94.6%2016: 94.1%2017: 87.9%
Change over the period: +2.9 pp Annual average: 0.07 pp

Comparison, 2017

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Türkiye

Türkiye 87.9%
World 89.3%
Western Asia computed 90.7%
Primary school enrollment — Türkiye, by year Türkiye All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2017 87.9 −6.2 pp
2016 94.1 −0.6 pp
2015 94.6 +0.1 pp
2014 94.6 +1.4 pp
2013 93.2 +0.4 pp
2012 92.7 −2.5 pp
2011 95.2 −0.9 pp
2010 96.1 +0.7 pp
2009 95.4 −2.4 pp
2008 97.7 −0.8 pp
2007 98.5 +0.5 pp
2006 98.1 +0.3 pp
2005 97.8 +0.3 pp
2004 97.5 +0.3 pp
2003 97.2 +0.4 pp
2002 96.7 +0.3 pp
2001 96.4 +0.5 pp
2000 95.9 +0.9 pp
1999 95
1997 92
1995 91.6 −0.6 pp
1994 92.2 −0.8 pp
1993 93.1 −2.4 pp
1992 95.5 +0.2 pp
1991 95.3 −0.7 pp
1990 96 +1.7 pp
1989 94.3 −0 pp
1988 94.3 +1.7 pp
1987 92.6 −0.3 pp
1986 92.9 +0.9 pp
1985 92
1974 85

About the indicator

The net primary enrollment rate — the share of children of official school age enrolled in primary school out of all children of that age. Unlike the gross ratio it cannot exceed 100%, because it leaves out pupils older or younger than the official age.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.