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Statistics on educational institutions

Turkey

2.Organisation and governance

2.8Statistics on educational institutions

Last update: 27 June 2022

This section provides the most recent available data on the number of educational institutions from pre-primary to upper secondary education level (ISCED levels 0-3). Statistics on numbers and characteristics of higher education institutions can be found in the European Tertiary Education Register. A general overview of institutions providing adult education from public sources can be found in the chapter on adult education. The notes below the tables provide methodological explanations necessary for a good interpretation of data.

Statistics on educational institutions providing regular education  

 

Type of educational institution in English (and in national language)

ISCED levels provided

Main orientation of the programmes provided

Number of educational institutions

Total

Public

Government-dependent private

Kindergardens

(Anaokulları)

0

(-)

11.485

 

5.830

5.655

Primary Schools 

(İlköğretim Okulları) 

1

(-)

24.790

22.808

1.982

Lower Secondary Schools

(Ortaokul)

2

G

19.268

16.917

2.351

General secondary schools

(Genel Ortaöğretim okulları)

3

G

6.925

3.444

3.481

Vocational and Technical Secondary Education Schools

(Mesleki ve teknik ortaöğretim okulları)

3

 V

6.121

5.720

401

Source: Ministry of National Education, National Education Statistics 2019/2020

ISCED= International Standard Classification of Education

G= General

V= Vocational

(:) Data not available

(-) Not applicable

Terminology The 2018 version of the Unesco/OECD/Eurostat Manual on concepts, definitions and classification can be consulted for the definitions of regular education (p.10); general and vocational programmes of education (p.19); as well as public institution, government-dependent private institution and private independent institution (pp. 24-26).

Notes:

The educational institutions are counted in accordance with the legal entity approach. The use of (-) indicate that there are no educational institutions within the specific governance category.

 

Statistics on separate educational institutions providing special needs education

 

Type of educational institution in English and (in national language)

ISCED levels provided

Main orientation of the programmes provided

Number of educational institutions

Total

Public

Government-dependent institutions

Private independent

Special Education Schools for Kindergarden

(Özel Eğitim Anaokulları)

0

(-)

1 489

  1 029

460

(-)

Special Education Schools for Primary Education

(Özel Eğitim İlkokulları)

1,2

G

333

333

(-)

(-)

Special Education Schools for Secondary Education

(Özel Eğitim Ortaokulları)

3

G

413

413

(-)

(-)

Special Education Schools for Vocational  Education

(Özel Eğitim Meslek Okulları)

3

V

141

141

(-)

(-)

Source: Ministry of National Education, National Education Statistics 2018/19, retrieved on 24/11/2019

ISCED= International Standard Classification of Education

G= General

V= Vocational

(:) Data not available

(-) Not applicable

Terminology: The 2018 version of the Unesco/OECD/Eurostat Manual on concepts, definitions and classification can be consulted for the definitions of regular education (p.10); general and vocational programmes of education (p.19); as well as public institution, government-dependent private institution and private independent institution (pp. 24-26).

 

Notes:

The educational institutions are counted in accordance with the legal entity approach. The use of (-) indicate that there are no educational institutions within the specific governance category.