Completion rate, upper secondary education … modelled data gender in Turkey
Turkey: Completion rate, upper secondary education … modelled data gender was 1.07 modelled data in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1.07 modelled data
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
75th
of 164 countries
All-time high
1.07 modelled data
in 2025
All-time low
0.4747 modelled data
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
Completion rate, upper 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, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Turkey is 1.07 modelled data, measured 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 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Turkey peaked at 1.07 modelled data in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.4747 modelled data, in 1981.
Turkey ranks 75th 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, upper secondary education … modelled data gender in Turkey, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.4747 modelled data | — |
| 1982 | 0.4859 modelled data | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 0.4999 modelled data | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 0.5244 modelled data | +4.9% |
| 1985 | 0.5435 modelled data | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 0.5568 modelled data | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 0.5708 modelled data | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 0.5868 modelled data | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 0.5997 modelled data | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 0.6001 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.6018 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.5975 modelled data | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.6031 modelled data | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.6056 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.6196 modelled data | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 0.6359 modelled data | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 0.6637 modelled data | +4.4% |
| 1998 | 0.6872 modelled data | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 0.7163 modelled data | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 0.7326 modelled data | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.7475 modelled data | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.7539 modelled data | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.7692 modelled data | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.7886 modelled data | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 0.8057 modelled data | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.8193 modelled data | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.8322 modelled data | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.8498 modelled data | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.8692 modelled data | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 0.8922 modelled data | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 0.9132 modelled data | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.9342 modelled data | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.9524 modelled data | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.974 modelled data | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.9969 modelled data | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 1.02 modelled data | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 1.04 modelled data | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 1.05 modelled data | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 1.06 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 1.06 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 1.06 modelled data | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.06 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 1.06 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 1.07 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 1.07 modelled data | +0.3% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 1.07 modelled data is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.11 modelled data, 96% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 1.07 modelled data is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.04 modelled data, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.5381 modelled data | 0.4747 modelled data | 0.5997 modelled data | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.6331 modelled data | 0.5975 modelled data | 0.7163 modelled data | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7968 modelled data | 0.7326 modelled data | 0.8692 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9826 modelled data | 0.8922 modelled data | 1.06 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.06 modelled data | 1.06 modelled data | 1.07 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, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Turkey?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Turkey was 1.07 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 1.07 modelled data in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4747 modelled data in 1981.
- How does Turkey rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity?
- Turkey ranks 75th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. 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, upper 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