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This chapter investigates Türkiye’s educational performance and inequalities through the lens of international assessments such as TIMSS, PISA, PIRLS and ABIDE. While Türkiye’s strong showing in TIMSS 2023 highlights remarkable progress, questions of sample representativeness and persistent disparities temper this success. Contradictory results across assessments reveal structural weaknesses, notably regional and socio-economic inequalities that heavily shape student outcomes. By combining longitudinal and cross-sectional data for 130 countries (1970–2020), we develop a counterfactual approach to place Türkiye’s trajectory in comparative perspective. Ultimately, the analysis links educational performance and equity to broader economic resilience, addressing the risk of the “middle-income trap”.

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The Price of Progress: Access, Quality and Equity in the Turkish Education System

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    2026年

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  • Nadir Altinok,
  • Claude Diebolt

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This chapter investigates Türkiye’s educational performance and inequalities through the lens of international assessments such as TIMSS, PISA, PIRLS and ABIDE. While Türkiye’s strong showing in TIMSS 2023 highlights remarkable progress, questions of sample representativeness and persistent disparities temper this success. Contradictory results across assessments reveal structural weaknesses, notably regional and socio-economic inequalities that heavily shape student outcomes. By combining longitudinal and cross-sectional data for 130 countries (1970–2020), we develop a counterfactual approach to place Türkiye’s trajectory in comparative perspective. Ultimately, the analysis links educational performance and equity to broader economic resilience, addressing the risk of the “middle-income trap”.