3. Official Language: Turkish
Alphabet: Latin Alphabet
Academic Year: September through June
Duration of
Schooling:
1 + 5 + 3 + 4
Compulsory
Schooling:
9 years (ages 6-14)
General Information about Turkish
Education System
4. Age
Level of Education
0-6 7-14 15-18 above 18
Pre-school
education
(kindergarten)
Primary
education
Secondary
education
Higher
education
(universities)
5. Turkish Education System with Numbers
in The Educational Year 2008/2009
Level of
Education
Number of
Schools
Number of
Classrooms
Number of
Students
Number of
Teachers
Pre-primary
education
3 525 39 481 804 765 12 553
Primary
Education
33 769 10 709 920 320 393 453 318
Secondary
Education
8 675 109 042 3 837 164 196 713
General
total
45 969 468 916 15 351 849 662 584
6. each 23 students have one teacher,
each school has 334 students,
and each class has 33 in average.
These numbers tell us that
8. Pre-primary Education (0-6)
The purpose of this education is
to ensure physical, mental
and sensory development
of children and the
acquisition of good habits,
to prepare children for primary
education, to create a common
atmosphere of growth for
those living in inconvenient circumstances
and to ensure that Turkish is spoken correct and well.
10. Primary education (7-14)
Primary education is
compulsory for all
boys and girls at the
age of 6, and is given
free of charge in public
schools.
In most of the primary
schools, foreign
language lessons start
from 4th class.
Most elementary school students dress similarly
in a type of uniform to avoid any social class
differences between rich and poor students.
11. Primary education (7-14)
Primary education is compulsory
for all boys and girls at the age
of 7, and is given free of charge
in public schools.
In most of the primary schools,
foreign language lessons start
from 4th class.
Most elementary school students
dress similarly in a type of uniform to avoid any social
class differences between rich and poor students.
12. Primary Education (7-14)
The purpose of primary education is
to ensure that every child
acquires the basic knowledge,
skills, behaviors, and habits to
become a good citizen,
is raised in line with the national moral concepts and
is prepared for life and for the next education level
parallel to his/her interests and skills.
14. Secondary Education (15-18)
The purpose of secondary education is
to give students a minimum
common culture,
to identify individual and
social problems,
to search for solutions,
to raise awareness in order to
contribute to the socio-economic
and cultural development of the
country,
and to prepare the students for
higher education, for profession, for
life and for business in line with
their interests and skills.
15. Secondary Education (15-18)
There are 4 main types of high-schools in Turkey.
Public High-Schools
Anatolian High-Schools
Science High-Schools
Vocational High-Schools
16. University Entrance Examination
Approximately 1,600,000
students enter the university
examination per year in Turkey.
630,000 students get a chance
to enroll any faculty, four or
two-year college and open
University according to their points. So this exam is
very important for every student.
17. University Entrance Examination
The exam takes place on June
every year and it has duration
of 3 hours.
Students have to solve the
questions about mathematics,
literature, geography, history,
physics, chemistry, biology and language
depends on departments they want
