Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Türkiye
Türkiye: Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary was 54.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Türkiye, 1975–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Türkiye is 54.3%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Türkiye peaked at 66.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 9.0%, in 1975.
Türkiye ranks 95th of 134 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 9.0% | — |
| 1980 | 12.3% | +36.0% |
| 1985 | 15.4% | +25.5% |
| 2004 | 29.0% | +87.8% |
| 2005 | 30.6% | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 31.7% | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 32.3% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 34.9% | +8.1% |
| 2009 | 36.4% | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 46.6% | +27.9% |
| 2011 | 49.7% | +6.8% |
| 2012 | 51.1% | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 52.7% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 55.0% | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 56.4% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 58.9% | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 60.9% | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 66.0% | +8.4% |
| 2023 | 54.3% | -17.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.0% | 9.0% | 9.0% | 1 |
| 1980s | 13.9% | 12.3% | 15.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 32.5% | 29.0% | 36.4% | 6 |
| 2010s | 55.2% | 46.6% | 66.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 54.3% | 54.3% | 54.3% | 1 |
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More education data for Türkiye
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -15.69 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 184,069 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 115,898 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.56 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -13.75 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3.44 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -17.6 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Türkiye?
- Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Türkiye was 54.3% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 66.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.0% in 1975.
- How does Türkiye rank for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary?
- Türkiye ranks 95th out of 134 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Türkiye data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary, population 25+, total (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed lower secondary education.