Completion rate, lower secondary education … modelled data gender in Turkey
Turkey: Completion rate, lower secondary education … modelled data gender was 1.01 modelled data in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1.01 modelled data
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
100th
of 164 countries
All-time high
1.01 modelled data
in 2025
All-time low
0.4965 modelled data
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Turkey, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Turkey is 1.01 modelled data, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Turkey peaked at 1.01 modelled data in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.4965 modelled data, in 1981.
That places Turkey 100th out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary education … modelled data gender in Turkey, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.4965 modelled data | — |
| 1982 | 0.5064 modelled data | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 0.52 modelled data | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 0.5323 modelled data | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 0.5424 modelled data | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 0.5421 modelled data | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.5433 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.5458 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 0.5532 modelled data | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.5626 modelled data | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 0.5754 modelled data | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 0.5902 modelled data | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 0.6085 modelled data | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 0.6244 modelled data | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 0.6399 modelled data | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 0.6514 modelled data | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 0.666 modelled data | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.6795 modelled data | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.6939 modelled data | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 0.706 modelled data | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 0.7159 modelled data | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.726 modelled data | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.7428 modelled data | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.7668 modelled data | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 0.7954 modelled data | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 0.8235 modelled data | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 0.848 modelled data | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.8675 modelled data | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 0.8862 modelled data | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.9038 modelled data | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9205 modelled data | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.936 modelled data | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.9509 modelled data | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.9655 modelled data | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.9782 modelled data | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.9878 modelled data | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9947 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.9993 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 1 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 1.01 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 1.01 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 1.01 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.01 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 1.01 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1.01 modelled data | +0.0% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 1.01 modelled data is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.03 modelled data, 98% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 1.01 modelled data is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.01 modelled data, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.5313 modelled data | 0.4965 modelled data | 0.5532 modelled data | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.6292 modelled data | 0.5626 modelled data | 0.6939 modelled data | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7878 modelled data | 0.706 modelled data | 0.8862 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9639 modelled data | 0.9038 modelled data | 1 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.01 modelled data | 1.01 modelled data | 1.01 modelled data | 6 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
- 97 North Macedonia 1.01 modelled data compare
- 98 Poland 1.01 modelled data compare
- 99 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.01 modelled data compare
- 101 Moldova 1.01 modelled data compare
- 102 Armenia 1.01 modelled data compare
- 103 Kyrgyzstan 1.01 modelled data compare
More education data for Turkey
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.5 (2017)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.4 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Turkey?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Turkey was 1.01 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 modelled data in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4965 modelled data in 1981.
- How does Turkey rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity?
- Turkey ranks 100th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release