1. CURRENT STATUS IN EDUCATION

Below are some considerations about the current status of the education-teaching services listed in the education section of the Yearly Program for 2002 from the Eighth Five-Year Developmental Plan for 2001-2005.

- The enrollment rate in the 2000-2001 academic year has reached 10.1% in Pre-Primary education, 100.7% in primary education, 64% in secondary education (22.2% in vocational education and 41.8% in general high schools), 28% in higher education, 17.8% of which is accounted for by formal education.

- In order to make-up for the shortage of Pre-Primary teachers, graduates of the girls' vocational school child development section have been given the opportunity to attend 2 years or 4 years of education at Anatolia University and in that context, 3.344 proficient teachers have been trained and employed. 66.880 more children have had the chance to benefit from Pre-Primary education services.

- 30.000 teachers have been appointed in 2001 in order to meet the teacher requirements in primary and secondary education.

- In 2000-2001 academic year 602.643 students from 25.520 schools have been transported to 5.051 schools in 77 cities and thus, about 5% of the primary education students in this academic year have benefited from bussed education. Also, the regulations regarding amendments to the regulation of bussed education has become effective.

- In relation to restructuring the lower secondary school education with the focus on vocational and technical education, and reorganizing the transition to higher education, the Law no 4702 has become effective to suggest modifications in the higher education law no. 2547, the apprenticeship and vocational education law no. 3308, eight years of education law no 4306 and the Ministry of National Education organization law no 3797.
- As part of computer-assisted education, efforts have been made to spread the use of computers. In the academic year 2000-2001, the number of schools with computers has reached 5.536. 235 information technology classrooms have been installed in secondary education schools.
- As of September 2001, about 136 million dollars of the 300 million US dollar loan provided by the World Bank for the Basic Education Project, which shall be carried out as part of the efforts for eight years of uninterrupted compulsory basic education.
- At the end of the year 2001, 104 school buildings have been built for 11.000 students in Pre-Primary education, 1.365 school buildings (18.934 classrooms) for 520.000 students in primary education, 31 school buildings for 24.000 students in general secondary education, 40 school buildings for 20.000 students in vocational and technical secondary education.

In the academic year 2000-2001, about 3.174 people have been given general, cultural, vocational, apprenticeship and in-service training through non-formal education in public and Private education centers. In the academic year 2000-2001, 200.000 candidate apprentices, apprentices and experienced apprentices from 109 main vocational groups have been trained.

2. STATUS OF EDUCATION AT THE BEGINNING OF 2002
The above figures given in the program for the year 2002 increase qualitatively and quantitatively depending on the changing and/or developing conditions because the services of the Ministry of National Education are a process. In that context, the Ministry of National Education gives emphasis to the education statistics that have been published countrywide since 1894-1895. Evaluation of the current status of the education activities that have been realized and planned in the education-teaching areas is based on the annual objective education statistics.

In the academic year 2001-2002;
16.1 million students are being educated and 578.800 teachers are being employed in 58.900 public and special education institutions. 88% of the schools, 80% of the students and 91% of the teachers are included in the formal education system. 12% of the schools, 20% of the students and 9% of the teachers are included in the non-formal education system.
In formal education; 20% of the schools are in Pre-Primary, 68% in primary and 12% in secondary education; 2% of the students are in Pre-Primary, 80% in primary and 18% are in secondary education; 3% of the teachers are in Pre-Primary, 71% in primary and 26% in secondary education.
In formal education system, 96% of the schools, 98% of the students and 95% of the teachers are in the public sector. (See table 6)*

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*AKYÜ;Z, Yahya, Türk Eðitim Tarihi, Istanbul, 2001

RESOURCE: The Ministry of National Education Research, Planning and Coordination Board
NOTE: Figures are temporary data as of 01.10.2001.

In the academic year 2001-2002;
" Of the 51.600 schools, 22.700 are located in cities and 28.800 in villages. Thus, classified in terms of location, 44% of the schools are in cities and 56% in villages.

" Normal education is carried out in 39.800 of these schools and two shift education in 11.700. Thus, 38% of the schools with normal education are in cities and 62% in villages.

" In 77% of the schools normal education is given and in 23% two shift education is given.

" Of the general secondary education schools, 14% are in villages and 86% in cities; in vocational technical secondary education 7% of the schools are in villages and 93% in cities.

In the academic year 2000-2001, 0.5% of classrooms are in independent nurseries, 77% in primary education and 22.5% in secondary education.

In secondary education, 59% of the classrooms are in general secondary education and 41% are in vocational-technical secondary education. 98% of the independent nursery classrooms, 59% of the primary education classrooms and 93% of the secondary education classrooms are in cities.

RESOURCE: The Ministry of Education Research Planning and Coordination Board
NOTE: Number of schools, students and teachers in open education, open high school and other institutions not included.
(*) 93 schools incorporated in various types of high schools are included.
Figures are temporary data as of 01.10.2001.

RESOURCE: The Ministry of Education Research Planning and Coordination Board
NOTE: Figures are temporary data as of 01.10.2001.

RESOURCE: The Ministry of Education Research Planning and Coordination Board
NOTE: Figures are temporary data as of 01.10.2001.

RESOURCE: The Ministry of Education Research Planning and Coordination Board
NOTE: Figures are temporary data as of 01.10.2001.

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