Turkey vs UNICEF: Gulf Area: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female
Turkey
95.3%
in 2021
UNICEF: Gulf Area
97.3%
in 2024
Turkey rank
28th
UNICEF: Gulf Area rank
29th
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female over time
- Turkey
- UNICEF: Gulf Area
How they compare
UNICEF: Gulf Area currently reports 97.3% against 95.3% in Turkey, a difference of 2.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Turkey ahead.
Turkey ranks 28th and UNICEF: Gulf Area ranks 29th of 89 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Turkey averaged higher in 2 and UNICEF: Gulf Area in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Turkey | UNICEF: Gulf Area | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 68.5% | 56.0% | 12.5% | Turkey |
| 2000s | 81.4% | 81.3% | 0.1% | Turkey |
| 2010s | 92.0% | 92.8% | 0.7% | UNICEF: Gulf Area |
| 2020s | 95.3% | 96.6% | 1.3% | UNICEF: Gulf Area |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, Turkey or UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- UNICEF: Gulf Area, at 97.3% against 95.3% in Turkey as of 2024.
- What is the difference in adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female between Turkey and UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- 2.0%, with UNICEF: Gulf Area ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Turkey and UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
- How do Turkey and UNICEF: Gulf Area rank globally for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female?
- Turkey ranks 28th and UNICEF: Gulf Area ranks 29th of 89 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release