Completion rate, primary education, adjusted … modelled data gender in Turkey
Turkey: Completion rate, primary education, adjusted … modelled data gender was 1.01 modelled data in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1.01 modelled data
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
70th
of 165 countries
All-time high
1.01 modelled data
in 2025
All-time low
0.8262 modelled data
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
Completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index in Turkey, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
Turkey recorded 1.01 modelled data for completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index in Turkey peaked at 1.01 modelled data in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.8262 modelled data, in 1981.
That places Turkey 70th out of 165 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, primary education, adjusted … modelled data gender in Turkey, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.8262 modelled data | — |
| 1982 | 0.8286 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.8326 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 0.8372 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.8434 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.8508 modelled data | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.8594 modelled data | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 0.8686 modelled data | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 0.8765 modelled data | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.883 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.8886 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.8913 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.8915 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.8896 modelled data | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.885 modelled data | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.8797 modelled data | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.8736 modelled data | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.869 modelled data | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.8664 modelled data | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.8677 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.8734 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.8831 modelled data | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.8962 modelled data | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.9109 modelled data | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.9256 modelled data | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.9404 modelled data | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.9538 modelled data | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.9652 modelled data | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.9755 modelled data | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9836 modelled data | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.9904 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.9955 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.9994 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 1 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 1 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 1.01 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.01 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.01 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.01 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.01 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 1.01 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.01 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.01 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.01 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 1.01 modelled data | +0.1% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 1.01 modelled data is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.01 modelled data, 1.0× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 1.01 modelled data is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1 modelled data, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.847 modelled data | 0.8262 modelled data | 0.8765 modelled data | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.8818 modelled data | 0.8664 modelled data | 0.8915 modelled data | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9192 modelled data | 0.8677 modelled data | 0.9755 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 modelled data | 0.9836 modelled data | 1.01 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.01 modelled data | 1.01 modelled data | 1.01 modelled data | 6 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
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, primary education, adjusted gender parity index in Turkey?
- Completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index in Turkey was 1.01 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 modelled data in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8262 modelled data in 1981.
- How does Turkey rank for completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index?
- Turkey ranks 70th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. 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, primary 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