Education, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure … total in Turkey
Turkey: Education, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure … total was 1.04 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Education, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this in Turkey, 2008–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for education, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this in Turkey is 1.04, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, education, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this in Turkey peaked at 1.04 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.9404, in 2012.
That places Turkey 2nd out of 60 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Education, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure … total in Turkey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.9491 | — |
| 2009 | 0.9556 | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.9551 | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9538 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9404 | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.9992 | +6.3% |
| 2014 | 0.9805 | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.9949 | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 1 | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.9995 | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 1.01 | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 1.01 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 1.04 | +2.5% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 1.04 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8385, 1.2× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 1.04 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.7346, 1.4× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9523 | 0.9491 | 0.9556 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.9847 | 0.9404 | 1.01 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.04 | 1.04 | 1.04 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is education, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this in Turkey?
- Education, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this in Turkey was 1.04 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest education, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 in 2020.
- What is the lowest education, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9404 in 2012.
- How does Turkey rank for education, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this?
- Turkey ranks 2nd out of 60 countries with data for 2020.
- Is education, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Education, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Fiscal Decentralization dataset includes fiscal decentralization indicators for a sample of IMF member countries. The following indicators are included in the dataset: Revenue and Expenditure Decentralization Shares; Transfer dependency and Vertical Fiscal Imbalances; Deficit and Debt; Allocation of expenditure (economic classification); Allocation of expenditure (functional classification); Allocation of non-Tax Revenues; and Allocation of Taxes.