Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Türkiye
Türkiye: Adjusted savings: education expenditure was 4.1% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Türkiye, 1970–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
Türkiye recorded 4.1% for adjusted savings: education expenditure in 2021. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
That represents a change of up 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: education expenditure in Türkiye peaked at 4.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 1987.
Türkiye ranks 90th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.9% | — |
| 1971 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 3.5% | +88.3% |
| 1979 | 2.6% | -25.7% |
| 1980 | 1.9% | -28.5% |
| 1981 | 1.9% | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 1.5% | -21.1% |
| 1983 | 2.3% | +53.3% |
| 1984 | 1.7% | -26.1% |
| 1985 | 1.5% | -11.8% |
| 1986 | 1.4% | -8.6% |
| 1987 | 1.0% | -25.0% |
| 1988 | 1.1% | +10.7% |
| 1989 | 1.0% | -7.8% |
| 1990 | 1.9% | +81.9% |
| 1991 | 2.1% | +12.3% |
| 1992 | 2.5% | +17.9% |
| 1993 | 3.2% | +26.6% |
| 1994 | 3.3% | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 2.3% | -30.3% |
| 1996 | 2.7% | +15.8% |
| 1997 | 2.7% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 2.8% | +5.5% |
| 1999 | 2.3% | -16.5% |
| 2000 | 2.2% | -6.8% |
| 2001 | 2.6% | +20.3% |
| 2002 | 2.5% | -6.3% |
| 2003 | 2.5% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 2.9% | +15.3% |
| 2005 | 2.8% | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 2.6% | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 2.8% | +7.8% |
| 2008 | 3.1% | +7.2% |
| 2009 | 3.3% | +6.8% |
| 2010 | 3.5% | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 3.7% | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 3.7% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 3.7% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 3.7% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 3.7% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 4.0% | +9.0% |
| 2017 | 3.8% | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 3.7% | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 4.1% | +9.9% |
| 2020 | 4.1% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 4.1% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.1% | 1.9% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.5% | 1.0% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.6% | 1.9% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.7% | 2.2% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.8% | 3.5% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.1% | 4.1% | 4.1% | 2 |
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More economy & growth data for Türkiye
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 12,896 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 18.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 1 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 18,643 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 42.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 39.55 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 735,563 current LCU per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 5.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2485 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 4,622 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: education expenditure in Türkiye?
- Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Türkiye was 4.1% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 4.1% in 2019.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 1987.
- How does Türkiye rank for adjusted savings: education expenditure?
- Türkiye ranks 90th out of 200 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: education expenditure rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Türkiye data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Adjusted savings: education expenditure (% of GNI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross National Income (GNI) which is the total income earned by all residents within an economic territory during an accounting period. It is equal to gross domestic product plus earned income receivable from abroad minus earned income payable abroad.