Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Türkiye
Türkiye: Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate was 1 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
14th
of 68 countries
All-time high
1
in 2016
All-time low
0.95
in 2004
Years of data
15
2004–2021
Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Türkiye, 2004–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2021, adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Türkiye stood at 1. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Türkiye peaked at 1 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.95, in 2004.
That places Türkiye 14th out of 68 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.95 | — |
| 2005 | 0.96 | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.96 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.96 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.98 | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.98 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.98 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.99 | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.99 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.99 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.99 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.962 | 0.95 | 0.98 | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.9911 | 0.98 | 1 | 9 |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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More education data for Türkiye
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 788,294 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 184,302 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.05 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 980,973 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 12.31 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 5.54 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.87 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0649 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Türkiye?
- Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Türkiye was 1 in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 2016.
- What is the lowest adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.95 in 2004.
- How does Türkiye rank for adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate?
- Türkiye ranks 14th out of 68 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Türkiye data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate (ratio). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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