Secondary school starting age rose 0% to 10.0 years in Turkey in 2021, according to World Bank.
Historically, secondary school starting age in Turkey reached an all time high of 11.0 years in 1996 and an all time low of 10.0 years in 2021. When compared to Turkey's main peers, secondary school starting age in Bulgaria amounted to 11.0 years, 12.0 years in Greece, 12.0 years in Iraq and 12.0 years in Iran in 2021.
Turkey has been ranked 177th within the group of 177 countries we follow in terms of secondary school starting age, 46 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Secondary School Starting Age | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Albania | years | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Bulgaria | years | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Greece | years | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iran | years | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iraq | years | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kuwait | years | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Macedonia | years | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | years | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Romania | years | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia | years | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Serbia | years | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Syria | years | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Turkey | years | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Turkmenistan | years | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 |
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