Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) (%) in Turkey
Turkey: Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) (%) was 75.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) in Turkey, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Turkey recorded 75.3% for completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) in Turkey peaked at 75.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 26.9%, in 1986.
That places Turkey 62nd out of 164 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, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) (%) in Turkey, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 27.5% | — |
| 1982 | 28.3% | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 28.4% | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 27.7% | -2.2% |
| 1985 | 27.1% | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 26.9% | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 27.2% | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 28.0% | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 29.1% | +3.9% |
| 1990 | 30.2% | +3.9% |
| 1991 | 31.2% | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 32.0% | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 32.8% | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 34.0% | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 35.9% | +5.8% |
| 1996 | 38.2% | +6.3% |
| 1997 | 40.5% | +6.1% |
| 1998 | 42.7% | +5.2% |
| 1999 | 44.6% | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 46.1% | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 47.2% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 47.9% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 48.8% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 50.1% | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 52.1% | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 54.3% | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 56.6% | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 58.5% | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 60.2% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 61.3% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 62.1% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 62.5% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 62.8% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 63.0% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 63.5% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 64.4% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 65.9% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 67.6% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 69.3% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 70.7% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 71.9% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 72.7% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 73.6% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 74.4% | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 75.3% | +1.1% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 75.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 65.3%, 1.2× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 75.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 88.0%, 86% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 27.8% | 26.9% | 29.1% | 9 |
| 1990s | 36.2% | 30.2% | 44.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 52.2% | 46.1% | 60.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.2% | 61.3% | 69.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.1% | 70.7% | 75.3% | 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, male (modelled data) in Turkey?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) in Turkey was 75.3% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 75.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.9% in 1986.
- How does Turkey rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data)?
- Turkey ranks 62nd out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.5%. 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, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release