China vs Turkey: Share of the world's population with formal basic education
China
3.1%
in 2020
Turkey
2.8%
in 2020
China rank
9th
Turkey rank
10th
Share of the world's population with formal basic education over time
- China
- Turkey
How they compare
China currently reports 3.1% against 2.8% in Turkey, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes China's figure about 1.1 times Turkey's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was China ahead.
China ranks 9th and Turkey ranks 10th of 25 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, China averaged higher in 4 and Turkey in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 62.9% | 57.5% | 5.3% | China |
| 1960s | 47.4% | 44.2% | 3.2% | China |
| 1970s | 31.9% | 31.2% | 0.8% | China |
| 1980s | 20.3% | 20.6% | 0.3% | Turkey |
| 1990s | 12.5% | 12.9% | 0.3% | Turkey |
| 2000s | 7.7% | 8.1% | 0.3% | Turkey |
| 2010s | 4.6% | 5.0% | 0.5% | Turkey |
| 2020s | 3.1% | 2.8% | 0.3% | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the world's population with formal basic education, China or Turkey?
- China, at 3.1% against 2.8% in Turkey as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of the world's population with formal basic education between China and Turkey?
- 0.3%, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Turkey?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do China and Turkey rank globally for share of the world's population with formal basic education?
- China ranks 9th and Turkey ranks 10th of 25 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank (2024); van Zanden, J. et al.; Wittgenstein Centre (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of the world's population with formal basic education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of people aged 15 or older who have not received some kind of formal primary, secondary, or tertiary education.