Turkey Government Expenditure on Education (% of GDP) (2022)
Turkey's Government Expenditure on Education (% of GDP): 3.1 % of GDP in 2022, -0.4pp YoY. World Bank (SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS), 1978–2022.
Turkey (2022)
3.1
% of GDP
-0.4pp YoY
YoY Change
-0.4pp
percentage points
Trend
down
Series length
24
years of data
Data
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3.1 | -0.4pp |
| 2021 | 3.5 | -0.5pp |
| 2020 | 4 | -0.4pp |
| 2019 | 4.4 | +0.1pp |
| 2018 | 4.3 | unchanged |
| 2017 | 4.3 | -0.3pp |
| 2016 | 4.6 | +0.3pp |
| 2015 | 4.3 | -0.1pp |
| 2014 | 4.4 | +0.1pp |
| 2013 | 4.3 | -0.1pp |
| 2012 | 4.4 | +0.2pp |
| 2011 | 4.2 | n/a |
| 1998 | 0 | n/a |
| 1995 | 2.3 | -1.1pp |
| 1994 | 3.4 | unchanged |
| 1993 | 3.4 | n/a |
| 1986 | 1.5 | -0.2pp |
| 1985 | 1.7 | -0.3pp |
| 1984 | 2 | -0.6pp |
| 1983 | 2.6 | +0.8pp |
About this Dataset
Turkey recorded 3.1 % of GDP in 2022. The latest change was -0.4pp. Across 1978–2022 the series ranges from 0 % of GDP in 1998 to 4.6 % of GDP in 2016.
This page tracks government expenditure on education as a share of GDP in Turkey. Education spending shapes future human capital quality, productivity growth, and workforce skill depth.
Data sourced from World Bank via Open Data API. Values use World Bank standardised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.
Frequently Asked Questions
This page tracks government expenditure on education as a share of GDP in Turkey. Education spending shapes future human capital quality, productivity growth, and workforce skill depth. It is published by World Bank and updated annually.
The most recent observation covers 2022. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1978–2022 (24 observations).
The series peaked at 4.6 % of GDP in 2016 and reached its lowest recorded value of 0 % of GDP in 1998. The latest reading is 3.1 % of GDP in 2022. The latest change was -0.4pp.