Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary in Türkiye
Türkiye: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary was 62.7% in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary in Türkiye, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary in Türkiye stood at 62.7%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 42.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary in Türkiye peaked at 62.7% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 13.2%, in 1970.
That places Türkiye 4th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 13.9% | — |
| 1965 | 17.5% | +26.1% |
| 1970 | 13.2% | -24.4% |
| 1975 | 15.6% | +17.9% |
| 1980 | 17.5% | +12.2% |
| 1985 | 28.0% | +60.1% |
| 1990 | 28.2% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 39.4% | +39.6% |
| 2000 | 43.9% | +11.4% |
| 2005 | 58.8% | +34.0% |
| 2010 | 62.7% | +6.5% |
Türkiye compared with similar countries
- Türkiye's 62.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 33.7%, 1.9× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Türkiye's 62.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.9%, 21.5× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.7% | 13.9% | 17.5% | 2 |
| 1970s | 14.4% | 13.2% | 15.6% | 2 |
| 1980s | 22.8% | 17.5% | 28.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 33.8% | 28.2% | 39.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 51.4% | 43.9% | 58.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 62.7% | 62.7% | 62.7% | 1 |
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 barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary in Türkiye?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary in Türkiye was 62.7% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 62.7% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.2% in 1970.
- How does Türkiye rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary?
- Türkiye ranks 4th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Türkiye data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)