This table provides metadata for the actual indicator available from Turkey statistics closest to the corresponding global SDG indicator. Please note that even when the global SDG indicator is fully available from Turkey statistics, this table should be consulted for information on national methodology and other Turkey-specific metadata information.
| Target name | By 2030, ensure that all girls and boys have access to quality early childhood development, care and pre-primary education so that they are ready for primary education |
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| Indicator name | Net enrollment rate of five year olds by sex and provinces |
| Global / Proxy indicator | Global indicator |
| Description of indicator | This indicator expresses the schooling rate of children (5 years old) one year before the compulsory primary school starting age. The calculation of net schooling percentage according to age groups (birth year) is obtained by dividing the total numbers of students in the relevant age group without considering the education level (type) of the students to the total population of the students in the relevant age group. |
| Unit | (%) |
| Available disaggregation | Sex, provincial level |
| Calculation | Net schooling ratio = (Number of students in the theoretical age group / Total population in the theoretical age group) * 100 |
| Comparability | Produced in full compliance with global metadata. Schooling ratio for the 2012-2015 year were calculated according to the results of the Address Based Population Registration System, Population Census. While calculating schooling rates for 2016 / '17, the population and the number of students who reside in Turkey as Turkish citizens are covered. Foreign nationals residing in Turkey and the number of foreign students are excluded from the calculation |
| Revision | - |
| Other information | |
| Data source | Ministry of National Education |
| Data source link | http://sgb.meb.gov.tr/www/resmi-istatistikler/icerik/64 |