Completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) in Türkiye
Türkiye: Completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) was 97.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) in Türkiye, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Türkiye recorded 97.1% for completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) in Türkiye peaked at 97.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 39.1%, in 1981.
Türkiye ranks 43rd 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, male (modelled data) in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 39.1% | — |
| 1982 | 39.6% | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 40.1% | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 41.1% | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 42.1% | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 43.1% | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 44.1% | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 44.9% | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 45.6% | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 46.2% | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 47.5% | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 49.0% | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 50.9% | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 52.9% | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 55.2% | +4.4% |
| 1996 | 57.2% | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 58.6% | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 59.2% | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 59.8% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 61.1% | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 63.5% | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 67.3% | +6.1% |
| 2003 | 71.9% | +6.8% |
| 2004 | 76.4% | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 79.9% | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 82.4% | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 84.3% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 85.9% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 87.3% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 88.6% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 89.7% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 90.5% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 91.1% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 91.6% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 92.0% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 92.4% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 92.9% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 93.5% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 94.1% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 94.7% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 95.4% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 95.9% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 96.4% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 96.8% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 97.1% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 42.2% | 39.1% | 45.6% | 9 |
| 1990s | 53.7% | 46.2% | 59.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.0% | 61.1% | 87.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.7% | 88.6% | 94.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.1% | 94.7% | 97.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Türkiye
- 40 Montenegro 97.3% compare
- 41 Chile 97.2% compare
- 42 North Macedonia 97.2% compare
- 44 Saint Lucia 96.8% compare
- 45 Ecuador 96.8% compare
- 46 Azerbaijan 96.6% compare
More education data for Türkiye
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) in Türkiye?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) in Türkiye was 97.1% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 97.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.1% in 1981.
- How does Türkiye rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data)?
- Türkiye ranks 43rd out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. 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, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release