Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) in Türkiye
Türkiye: Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) was 98.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) in Türkiye, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) in Türkiye stood at 98.1%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) in Türkiye peaked at 98.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 19.4%, in 1981.
Türkiye ranks 48th of 164 countries on this measure, 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, female (modelled data) in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 19.4% | — |
| 1982 | 20.0% | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 20.9% | +4.1% |
| 1984 | 21.9% | +4.7% |
| 1985 | 22.8% | +4.4% |
| 1986 | 23.4% | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 24.0% | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 24.5% | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 25.2% | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 26.0% | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 27.3% | +5.1% |
| 1992 | 28.9% | +5.9% |
| 1993 | 30.9% | +6.9% |
| 1994 | 33.0% | +6.7% |
| 1995 | 35.3% | +7.0% |
| 1996 | 37.3% | +5.6% |
| 1997 | 39.0% | +4.7% |
| 1998 | 40.2% | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 41.5% | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 43.1% | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 45.5% | +5.4% |
| 2002 | 48.9% | +7.6% |
| 2003 | 53.4% | +9.2% |
| 2004 | 58.6% | +9.7% |
| 2005 | 63.6% | +8.4% |
| 2006 | 67.8% | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 71.4% | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 74.5% | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 77.4% | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 80.1% | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 82.6% | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 84.7% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 86.7% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 88.5% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 90.0% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 91.3% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 92.4% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 93.4% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 94.4% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 95.3% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 96.1% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 96.7% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 97.3% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 97.7% | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 98.1% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 22.5% | 19.4% | 25.2% | 9 |
| 1990s | 34.0% | 26.0% | 41.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 60.4% | 43.1% | 77.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.4% | 80.1% | 94.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.9% | 95.3% | 98.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Türkiye
More education data for Türkiye
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 299,967 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 21.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 102.44 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 102.4% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) in Türkiye?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) in Türkiye was 98.1% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 98.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.4% in 1981.
- How does Türkiye rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data)?
- Türkiye ranks 48th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Türkiye data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release