MEB Shared Schooling Rates at All Levels of Education

The Ministry of National Education (MEB) shared the current schooling rates at all levels of education. According to the data updated using the Ministry of Interior MERNIS records and Ministry of National Education data, the rate of schooling at the age of 5 increased to 93,78%, 99,63% in primary school, 99,44% in secondary school and 95,06% in secondary education. .

In his assessment on the subject, Minister of National Education Mahmut Özer drew attention to the improvements in pre-school and secondary education especially in the last year.

Pre-School Enrollment at 5 Years Increased from 78% to 94% in One Year

Stating that one of the areas they prioritize is to reach the schooling rates in pre-school education to the OECD average, Minister Özer said: “For this purpose, we have started our intensive work to build 3 new kindergartens under the auspices of Ms. Emine Erdoğan. We opened 1.800 new kindergartens and 14 new kindergarten classes in a short period of one year. Considering that when we started this project, the total number of kindergartens in Turkey was 80, the distance covered in such a short time as one year is very clear. In this way, the pre-school enrollment rate, which was 2% a year ago at the age of 782, increased to 5%. Our work is progressing according to the planned schedule. We will increase this rate to 78% by the end of 94.”

Schooling in Secondary Education Increased from 90% to 95,06% in One Year

Stating that the schooling rates in primary and secondary schools have reached nearly 100%, Minister Özer emphasized that they made the main improvement at the secondary education level after pre-school and made the following assessments: “In the last 20 years, the schooling rate in secondary education has increased from 44% to 90%. In particular, the transition to the 4+4+4 system played an important role in reaching this level of schooling in secondary education. The enrollment rate in secondary education was around 90% a year ago. In the last year, we have focused on reducing absenteeism and dropout rates, especially in secondary education. In this context, we have actively implemented many projects. We especially focused on vocational training centers. All these efforts bore fruit in a short time and the schooling rate in secondary education rose from 90% to 95,06% in a short period of one year.”

Schooling Rate of Girls in Secondary Education increased from 39,2% to 94,66%

Stating that the schooling rate has now risen to over 20% in all education levels in the last 94 years, Minister Özer underlined that girls benefit most from these improvements and said, “While in the 2000s, girls' schooling rate in secondary education was 39,2%, today this rate has increased to 95%. rose. Therefore, in the last 20 years, great strides have been made in solving the schooling problem of girls at all levels of education in our country.” used his statements.

Stating that they aim to increase the schooling rate in secondary education to 100% in the next year, Minister Özer said, “We are soon starting a comprehensive project to increase schooling in secondary education to 100%. We will reach all our young people who are out of school in the secondary school age population one by one and ensure that they benefit from schooling options that are suitable for their conditions.” made the statement.