Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Türkiye
Türkiye: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. was 43.0% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Türkiye, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.
Analysis
Türkiye recorded 43.0% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in 2010.
That represents a change of down 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Türkiye peaked at 48.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 26.8%, in 1960.
That places Türkiye 25th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 26.8% | — |
| 1965 | 32.1% | +19.5% |
| 1970 | 34.8% | +8.4% |
| 1975 | 39.3% | +13.2% |
| 1980 | 42.1% | +6.9% |
| 1985 | 48.6% | +15.5% |
| 1990 | 47.3% | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 47.4% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 48.9% | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 47.2% | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 43.0% | -9.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 29.4% | 26.8% | 32.1% | 2 |
| 1970s | 37.0% | 34.8% | 39.3% | 2 |
| 1980s | 45.3% | 42.1% | 48.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 47.3% | 47.3% | 47.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 48.0% | 47.2% | 48.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 43.0% | 43.0% | 43.0% | 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 barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Türkiye?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Türkiye was 43.0% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 48.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.8% in 1960.
- How does Türkiye rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling.?
- Türkiye ranks 25th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 population age 15+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)