Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with no education in Türkiye
Türkiye: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with no education was 11.3% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with no education in Türkiye, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Türkiye recorded 11.3% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 43.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education in Türkiye peaked at 70.7% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 11.3%, in 2010.
Türkiye ranks 60th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with no education in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 70.7% | — |
| 1965 | 62.8% | -11.2% |
| 1970 | 61.8% | -1.5% |
| 1975 | 59.0% | -4.6% |
| 1980 | 52.4% | -11.2% |
| 1985 | 40.0% | -23.6% |
| 1990 | 33.3% | -16.9% |
| 1995 | 30.6% | -8.0% |
| 2000 | 20.1% | -34.2% |
| 2005 | 14.3% | -28.7% |
| 2010 | 11.3% | -21.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 66.8% | 62.8% | 70.7% | 2 |
| 1970s | 60.4% | 59.0% | 61.8% | 2 |
| 1980s | 46.2% | 40.0% | 52.4% | 2 |
| 1990s | 31.9% | 30.6% | 33.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 17.2% | 14.3% | 20.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 11.3% | 11.3% | 11.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Türkiye
- 57 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 13.5% compare
- 58 Brazil 12.4% compare
- 59 Portugal 11.8% compare
- 61 Dominican Republic 10.8% compare
- 62 Ecuador 10.6% compare
- 63 United Arab Emirates 10.2% compare
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 25+ with no education in Türkiye?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education in Türkiye was 11.3% 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 25+ with no education recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 70.7% in 1960.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.3% in 2010.
- How does Türkiye rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education?
- Türkiye ranks 60th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 25+ with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 25+ with no education