TÜRKİYE’DE EĞİTİM HARCAMALARININ EKONOMİK BÜYÜME ÜZERİNDEKİ ROLÜ: KAVRAMSAL BİR DEĞERLENDİRME VE İSTATİSTİKİ GÖZLEMLER

Education is an important phenomenon that has great effects on the development level of countries, their economic growth and international competitiveness. Therefore, the expenditures made by the country on education shape the future of the country. Education is an element that strengthens the level of welfare of the individual, society end humanity. Education is a phenomenon that should be taken into consideration not only fort he specific benefits it provides to individuals but also fort he social effects it creates. Technological developments that have emerged with globalization show that the most effective factor in a country’s development is the level of education. Today, it is seen that countries that give importance to education and human capital have high economic growth rates and competitiveness. For this reason, even developed countries spend heavily on the education system and try to improve the quality of education. Investing in education is investing in human capital. As education increases, improvements are observed in other macroeconomic indicators of countries, especially production and savings. In our country, which has a low income level and a high rate of income distribution inequality, the portion of resources allocated for education is of great importance.The aim of the study is to investigate the effects of education expenditures on economic growth in Turkey. For this purpose, the effects of education expenditures on economic growth are examined through graphs and tables created by using data from the official websites of different institutions.