Pupils aged 3: % of corresponding age population … NUTS in Türkiye
Türkiye: Pupils aged 3: % of corresponding age population … NUTS was 50.9 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pupils aged 3 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary in Türkiye, 2013–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Türkiye recorded 50.9 for pupils aged 3 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary in 2024. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.7% on the previous year and up 36.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupils aged 3 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary in Türkiye peaked at 50.9 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 31.7, in 2021.
Türkiye ranks 44th of 48 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Pupils aged 3: % of corresponding age population … NUTS in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 39.2 | — |
| 2014 | 37.3 | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 38 | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 37.2 | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 39.7 | +6.7% |
| 2018 | 42.8 | +7.8% |
| 2019 | 43.2 | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 42.2 | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 31.7 | -24.9% |
| 2022 | 48.6 | +53.3% |
| 2024 | 50.9 | +4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 39.63 | 37.2 | 43.2 | 7 |
| 2020s | 43.35 | 31.7 | 50.9 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Türkiye
- 41 Serbia 80.4 compare
- 41 Serbia 80.4 compare
- 43 Romania 76.5 compare
- 45 Switzerland 50.3 compare
- 46 Liechtenstein 50.1 compare
- 47 North Macedonia 39.8 compare
- 47 North Macedonia 39.8 compare
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- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 95,829 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.4992 Percent per annum (2030)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 0.4992 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population on 1 January by age group, sex and NUTS 2 region 85.66 million (2025)
- Population on 1 January by age, sex and NUTS 2 region 85.66 million (2025)
- Animal populations by NUTS 2 region 17,709 (2025)
- Live births (total) by NUTS 3 region 937,559 (2024)
- Population density by NUTS 3 region 111.6 (2024)
- Population on 1 January by broad age group, sex and NUTS 3 region 85.66 million (2025)
- Live births by mother's age and NUTS 2 region 937,559 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupils aged 3 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary in Türkiye?
- Pupils aged 3 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary in Türkiye was 50.9 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest pupils aged 3 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 50.9 in 2024.
- What is the lowest pupils aged 3 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.7 in 2021.
- How does Türkiye rank for pupils aged 3 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary?
- Türkiye ranks 44th out of 48 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pupils aged 3 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Türkiye data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Pupils aged 3 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary level by NUTS 2 region - % of corresponding age population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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