Which has higher literacy rate, adult total, IDA & IBRD total or Turkey?

Turkey, at 97.3% against 85.8% in IDA & IBRD total as of 2021.

How many years of comparable data are there for IDA & IBRD total and Turkey?

19 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2021.

Where does this data come from?

Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

IDA & IBRD total vs Turkey: Literacy rate, adult total

IDA & IBRD total

85.8%

in 2024

Turkey

97.3%

in 2021

IDA & IBRD total rank

20th

Turkey rank

23rd

Literacy rate, adult total over time

IDA & IBRD total
Turkey

How they compare

Turkey currently reports 97.3% against 85.8% in IDA & IBRD total, a difference of 11.5%.

That makes Turkey's figure about 1.1 times IDA & IBRD total's.

Across all 19 years both countries report, Turkey has been ahead every year.

IDA & IBRD total ranks 20th and Turkey ranks 23rd of 39 groups.

Turkey has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	IDA & IBRD total	Turkey	Difference	Ahead
1970s	58.5%	61.6%	3.2%	Turkey
1980s	63.0%	70.8%	7.8%	Turkey
1990s	69.5%	79.2%	9.8%	Turkey
2000s	80.0%	88.6%	8.7%	Turkey
2010s	83.2%	95.2%	12.0%	Turkey
2020s	85.1%	97.3%	12.2%	Turkey

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher literacy rate, adult total, IDA & IBRD total or Turkey?: Turkey, at 97.3% against 85.8% in IDA & IBRD total as of 2021.
What is the difference in literacy rate, adult total between IDA & IBRD total and Turkey?: 11.5%, with Turkey ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for IDA & IBRD total and Turkey?: 19 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2021.
How do IDA & IBRD total and Turkey rank globally for literacy rate, adult total?: IDA & IBRD total ranks 20th and Turkey ranks 23rd of 39 groups.
Where does this data come from?: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above)
Unit: % of people ages 15 and above
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 128 places, 2,592 data points, 1973–2024
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.