Türkiye vs UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male
Türkiye
99.6%
in 2021
UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia
99.8%
in 2024
Türkiye rank
9th
UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia rank
10th
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male over time
- Türkiye
- UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia
How they compare
UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia currently reports 99.8% against 99.6% in Türkiye, a difference of 0.2%.
Across all 17 years both countries report, UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia has been ahead every year.
Türkiye ranks 9th and UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia ranks 10th of 88 countries.
UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Türkiye | UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 87.2% | 97.6% | 10.5% | UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia |
| 1990s | 89.8% | 98.1% | 8.3% | UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia |
| 2000s | 97.1% | 99.2% | 2.2% | UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia |
| 2010s | 99.0% | 99.6% | 0.6% | UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia |
| 2020s | 99.6% | 99.8% | 0.2% | UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male, Türkiye or UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia?
- UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia, at 99.8% against 99.6% in Türkiye as of 2024.
- What is the difference in literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male between Türkiye and UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia?
- 0.2%, with UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Türkiye and UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2021.
- How do Türkiye and UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia rank globally for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male?
- Türkiye ranks 9th and UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia ranks 10th of 88 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male (%). 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