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Türkiye's Education Ministry reports 17.7 million students for 2025-2026
A total of 17,704,308 students received formal education at the preschool, primary and secondary levels in Türkiye during the 2025-2026 academic year. During the same period, 1,170,320 teachers worked in formal education institutions, while the total number of teachers reached 1,211,799 when other institutions were included.
According to the formal education statistics for the 2025-2026 academic year published by the Ministry of National Education, a total of 17,704,308 students received education at the preschool, primary and secondary levels in Türkiye. Of these students, 9,089,093 were boys and 8,615,215 were girls.
Of the students, 15,167,794 attended public schools, 1,485,021 attended private schools and 1,051,493 studied at open education institutions.
Distribution of students by level
Formal education included 1,739,723 preschool students, 5,408,899 primary school students, 5,307,934 middle school students and 5,247,752 secondary school students.
Of the secondary school students, 3,046,666 attended general secondary schools, 1,736,473 attended vocational and technical secondary schools, and 464,613 attended Anatolian imam hatip high schools.
Number of teachers and classrooms
The number of teachers working in formal education institutions stood at 1,170,320. With the addition of 41,479 teachers working in non-formal education institutions and other units, the total number of teachers rose to 1,211,799.
Of the teachers, 1,067,218 worked in public schools and institutions, while 144,581 worked in private schools and institutions.
During the 2025-2026 academic year, a total of 75,012 schools provided services under formal education, including 59,914 public schools, 15,094 private schools and 4 open education schools. Of these institutions, 18,636 were preschools, 25,000 were primary schools, 18,977 were middle schools and 12,399 were secondary schools.
The number of classrooms used for formal education was recorded at 769,933. Of these classrooms, 631,736 were in public schools and 138,197 were in private schools.
Enrollment rates and students per classroom
The number of students per teacher was 17 in primary schools, 13 in middle schools and 12 in secondary schools. The number of students per classroom was calculated at 19 in primary schools, 25 in middle schools and 21 in secondary schools.
The enrollment rate was 84.14 percent for five-year-olds, 98.46 percent for the primary school age group and 98.16 percent for the middle school age group. The enrollment rate for the secondary school age group rose to 87.09 percent.
For the 6–14 age group, the enrollment rate was comparable to the OECD average, reaching a level that covered nearly the entire relevant population.
Share of vocational and technical education rises
Compared with the 2024-2025 academic year, the share of vocational and technical education in formal secondary education rose from 37.56 percent to 39.51 percent in 2025-2026.
The number of students in vocational and technical secondary education, including vocational open education, also increased from 1,681,100 to 1,736,473.
Scholarship, transportation and accommodation services
The number of students receiving scholarships reached 345,112 during the 2025-2026 academic year. A total of 765,728 primary and secondary school students benefited from transportation services providing access to education.
The number of students in special education benefiting from transportation services providing access to education rose from 136,012 to 150,405.
Accommodation was provided to approximately 500,000 students in a total of 2,852 boarding facilities.
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