Türkiye prepares to hire 25 thousand more teachers
File photo shows students raising their hands in a classroom during a lesson accessed on December 4, 2024. (IHA Photo)
Following a cabinet meeting on Tuesday evening, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan revealed that the government is initiating the process of appointing 25,000 new teachers. Of these, 10,000 will be assigned to the newly established National Education Academy.
I would like to share with our youth the good news that we have started the process of appointing 25 thousand new teachers, 10 thousand of whom will be assigned to the National Education Academy.
Our Ministry of National Education will provide comprehensive information about the appointment calendar and other details in the coming period.
On this occasion, I would like to thank once again, on behalf of my country and my nation, our precious teachers to whom we entrust our children, the apples of our eyes, for their efforts and sacrifices.
Scope of education in Türkiye
According to the Turkish Ministry of Education’s 2023/2024 academic year data, Türkiye’s formal education system currently serves a total of 18,710,265 students and the number of teachers employed in formal education institutions stands at 1,168,896.
Of these teachers:
- 993,397 work in public schools
- 175,499 are employed in private schools
In terms of gender distribution:
- 452,814 teachers are men
- 716,082 are women
Here’s how the teaching workforce is distributed across different education levels:
- 84,067 in pre-primary education
- 308,636 in primary schools
- 378,203 in middle schools
- 397,990 in high schools
Number of school’s across Türkiye
Türkiye currently has a total of 75,467 schools offering formal education
- 61,111 are public schools
- 14,352 are private schools
- 4 are open education institutions
