"Government’s 2009 Plan Acknowledges Lag in Women’s Education
Posted on November 5th, 2008 by Jenny White
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Women in Turkey receive less education than men in the country, and both men and women stop their education earlier than their counterparts in other countries, according to statistics reported in the government’s 2009 action plan. Nearly 80 percent of women aged 25-64 in Turkey are educated only at the elementary level or lower, and only 8 percent have received higher education… Among Turkish women aged 25-64, 15 percent have received a secondary education (21 percent for males), while only 8 percent have gone to university or higher (12 percent for males)."
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