Turkey vs WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income): Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index

Turkey
0.98 GPIA
in 2021
WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
0.99 GPIA
in 2024
Turkey rank
43rd
WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) rank
41st

Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index over time

  • Turkey
  • WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
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How they compare

WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) currently reports 0.99 GPIA against 0.98 GPIA in Turkey, a difference of 0.01 GPIA.

Across all 16 years both countries report, WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) has been ahead every year.

Turkey ranks 43rd and WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) ranks 41st of 87 countries.

WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Turkey WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) Difference Ahead
1990s 0.72 GPIA 0.92 GPIA 0.2 GPIA WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
2000s 0.852 GPIA 0.954 GPIA 0.102 GPIA WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
2010s 0.9533 GPIA 0.9867 GPIA 0.0333 GPIA WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
2020s 0.98 GPIA 0.99 GPIA 0.01 GPIA WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index, Turkey or WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income), at 0.99 GPIA against 0.98 GPIA in Turkey as of 2024.
What is the difference in literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index between Turkey and WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
0.01 GPIA, with WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Turkey and WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
16 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
How do Turkey and WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) rank globally for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index?
Turkey ranks 43rd and WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) ranks 41st of 87 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
290 places, 9,561 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release