Education period is shortening and child labor is increasing in Turkey

Education period is shortening and child labor is increasing in Turkey

The probable length of education, or the current enrollment rate of children starting school, has decreased compared to the previous year. Children are either not attending school at all or are not adequately protected to stay in school. The Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat) announced that the probable length of education (MES) in Türkiye will decrease by 3.4 percent in total in 2024 compared to the previous year, reaching 17.2 years. Accordingly, the likely length of time an individual of primary school age in Türkiye will spend in education until completing the highest level of education will be 17.2 years in 2024. The likely length of time a primary school-age individual will spend in education until completing secondary education is calculated as 11.9 years, and 1.5 years in preschool education.