Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in Turkey
Turkey: Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes was 95.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in Turkey, 2004–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Turkey recorded 95.4% for completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in 2022. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in Turkey peaked at 95.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 68.0%, in 2004.
That places Turkey 34th out of 92 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in Turkey, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 68.0% | — |
| 2008 | 86.6% | +27.4% |
| 2014 | 92.3% | +6.7% |
| 2018 | 92.8% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 95.4% | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 77.3% | 68.0% | 86.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 92.6% | 92.3% | 92.8% | 2 |
| 2020s | 95.4% | 95.4% | 95.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
More education data for Turkey
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -15.69 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 184,069 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 115,898 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.56 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -13.75 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3.44 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -17.6 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in Turkey?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in Turkey was 95.4% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 95.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.0% in 2004.
- How does Turkey rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Turkey ranks 34th out of 92 countries with data for 2022.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release