Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location in Türkiye
Türkiye: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location was 0.92 LPIA in 2015. ▲ Rising
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location in Türkiye, 1985–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location in Türkiye is 0.92 LPIA, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location in Türkiye peaked at 0.92 LPIA in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.74 LPIA, in 1985.
Türkiye ranks 22nd of 55 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.74 LPIA | — |
| 1990 | 0.76 LPIA | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.85 LPIA | +11.8% |
| 2005 | 0.85 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.85 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.84 LPIA | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.84 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.88 LPIA | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 0.91 LPIA | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 0.92 LPIA | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.92 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.92 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.92 LPIA | +0.0% |
Türkiye compared with similar countries
- Türkiye's 0.92 LPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.94 LPIA, 98% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Türkiye's 0.92 LPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.99 LPIA, 93% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.74 LPIA | 0.74 LPIA | 0.74 LPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.76 LPIA | 0.76 LPIA | 0.76 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.846 LPIA | 0.84 LPIA | 0.85 LPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.9117 LPIA | 0.88 LPIA | 0.92 LPIA | 6 |
Countries ranked near Türkiye
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 adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location in Türkiye?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location in Türkiye was 0.92 LPIA in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 0.92 LPIA in 2012.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.74 LPIA in 1985.
- How does Türkiye rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location?
- Türkiye ranks 22nd out of 55 countries with data for 2015.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Türkiye data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release