TURKSTAT announced the National Education Statistics, which reveals the educational status of all citizens aged 6 and above. We are very good at literacy, but when it comes to quality education, namely higher education, the rate drops drastically. Moreover, even half of Turkey has not completed high school education.
Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat), shared the results of his study called National Education Statistics. This research, which includes individuals aged 6 and over, education status of citizens. categorize them according to their place of residence, gender and age.
The study, which was carried out on the data of the National Education Statistics Database (UEİVT) and the Address Based Population Registration System (ADNKS), revealed that the rate of literate people in Turkey almost 100 percent it reveals. However, the rate of higher education graduates is not at all. not heartwarming. Let’s look at the current data of TUIK together.
Literacy rate increased to 97.6 percent
The data shared by TUIK show that the rate of literate people in Turkey 97.6 percent demonstrated its level. This data, which covers the population aged 6 and above, is not bad for our country. same research 2008 in the year When it was done, the rate of literate people in our country was recorded as 91.8%.
The population of literate men is higher than that of literate women
TUIK’s gender data, in Turkey of men It shows that they can read and write more. So much so that as of 2022, the literacy rate for men has been recorded as 99.3 percent. The same rate is 95.9 percent for women. However, there is one point that should not be overlooked here. When we go back to 2008, we see that 86.9 percent of women and 96.7 percent of men are literate.
The province with the highest literacy rate is Antalya
The research was conducted in the province with the highest literacy rate in Turkey. Antalya revealed that. The literacy rate in the city is 99 percent. On the other hand, the province with the lowest literacy rate in Turkey is Mardin. The rate of literate people in the city is 93.6%.
| City | Literacy Rate |
|---|---|
| Antalya | 99% |
| Canakkale | 98.9% |
| Izmir | 98.8% |
| Mugla | 98.8% |
| Denizli | 98.8% |
| City | Literacy Rate |
|---|---|
| Mardin | 93.6% |
| Sanliurfa | 93.9% |
| Siirt | 94.1% |
| Pain | 94.1% |
| Iğdır | 94.5% |
Gender gap in outcomes in cities with low literacy
In the provinces with the highest literacy rate in Turkey, we see that 99 percent of men and 98 percent of women are literate. But business low literacy When it comes to cities, we encounter a striking reality. Literacy rate of women in these provinces has increased visibly. low.
| City | men | Women |
|---|---|---|
| Mardin | 98.1% | 89% |
| Sanliurfa | 98.5% | 89.3% |
| Siirt | 98.4% | 89.6% |
| Pain | 98.4% | 89.4% |
| Iğdır | 98.4% | 90.2% |
Men are ahead in average education time by gender, too!
According to TURKSTAT, the number of years citizens spend on education is increasing. But whether these are sufficient is debatable. So much so that the average education period in Turkey is for 2022. 9.2 years took place as Men aged 25 and over spend 10 years of their lives, and women aged 25 and over spend 8.5 years of their lives on education. It is possible to interpret this as follows; In Turkey, men finish their education in the second year of high school and women in the first half of the first year of high school. Compulsory education in Turkey is 12 years. not to forget. In other words, we can say that if there was only one person in Turkey, it would not even be a high school graduate.
Provinces with the highest and lowest average years of education by gender
The province with the highest average duration of education by gender in Turkey is also valid for both men and women. Ankara. Istanbul, which is in the second place for women, is falling to the third place for men. The province with the lowest average education period for both women and men by gender. Pain. In Ağrı, men receive an average of 8.6 years of education, while women receive 5.7 years of education.
Let’s come to the most important issue: Even half of Turkey is not a high school graduate.
We said that we are good at learning to read and write. But when it comes to quality education, namely higher education We can say that the rate has dropped drastically.. Proportion of those who have associate degree, bachelor’s degree, master’s degree and doctorate among citizens aged 25 and over, 23.9 percent has been recorded as. When we include high school, we get 47.1 percent, 69.8 percent when we include secondary education, and 92.5 percent when we include primary education.
Source :
https://data.tuik.gov.tr/Bulten/Index?p=Ulusal-Egitim-Istatistikleri-2022-49756&dil=1