Primary net enrolment in Türkiye

In Türkiye, 99.4% of children of primary school age were enrolled in school in 2023. The value for 2023 is the lowest since 2017.

Measure: Total net enrolment rate, primary education Unit: % of children of primary school age Data: 1974 to 2023 Source: UNESCO UIS
Türkiye, 2023 99.4% % of children of primary school age
Change from 2022 −0.3percentage points 2022: 99.7%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2023 99.2% Middle value of 35 countries
Position in 2023 34th of 157 See the full ranking

Primary net enrolment in Türkiye over time

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% of children of primary school age. Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Total net enrolment rate, primary education (% of children of primary school age), 2013 to 2023
Period Türkiye
2023 99.4%
2022 99.7%
2021 99.8%
2020 99.8%
2019 99.8%
2018 99.8%
2017 99.3%
2016 98.2%
2015 98.7%
2014 99.7%
2013 100.0%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.3 percentage points from 99.7% in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 100.0%, the figure has changed by −0.6 percentage points.
  • Among the 157 countries with data for 2023, Türkiye has the 34th highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
UNESCO UIS
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
Dataset or series code
NERT.1.CP · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1974 to 2023 for Türkiye
Provider update
Not stated by the provider
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY-SA 4.0
Attribution
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org