This section presents the latest data on the number of educational institutions from pre-primary to secondary levels. According to the data, public schools/institutions constitute the majority across all levels. While the proportion of private schools is relatively low in pre-primary, primary, and secondary education, their share increases in general secondary education. Vocational and technical education is predominantly offered in public institutions. All imam hatip lower secondary schools and Anatolian imam hatip high schools are public institutions. In non-formal education, the number of private institutions exceeds that of public institutions.
Statistics on Formal and Non-Formal Education Institutions (2023-2024)
| Type of Educational Institution | Characteristics of the Program | Number of Education Institutions | ||
| Total | Public | Private | ||
| Pre-primary schools | (-) | 18.866 | 12.046 | 6.820 |
| Primary schools | (-) | 25.245 | 23.163 | 2.082 |
| Lower secondary schools | G | 15.445 | 13.213 | 2.232 |
| Imam Hatip lower secondary schools | G | 3.404 | 3.404 | - |
| General upper secondary schools | G | 6.508 | 3.607 | 2.901 |
| Vocational and technical upper secondary schools | V | 4.273 | 3.956 | 317 |
| Anatolian imam hatip high schools | G | 1.722 | 1.722 | - |
| Non-formal education | 20.852 | 1.731 | 19.121 | |
| G= General | V= Vocational | |||
| (:) No data | (-) Not suitable | |||
| Source: (Ministry of National Education, 2024a) | ||||
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Note 1: In pre-primary education, 19,510 public schools and 1,319 private schools with kindergarten classes are not included in the total number of schools. Note 2: Open education secondary schools and open education high schools are not included. |
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Statistics on Special Education Institutions/Schools (2023-2024)
| Type of Educational Institution | Characteristics of the Program | Number of Education Institutions | ||
| Total | Public | Private | ||
| Special education pre-primary school | (-) | 363 | 340 | 23 |
| Special education primary schools | G | 504 | 490 | 14 |
| Special education lower secondary schools | G | 496 | 491 | 5 |
| Special education general upper secondary schools | G | (-) | (-) | (-) |
| Special education vocational schools | V | 536 | 533 | 3 |
| G= General | V= Vocational | |||
| (:) No data | (-) Not suitable | |||
| Source: (Ministry of National Education, 2024a). | ||||