Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Turkey
Turkey: Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary was 41.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Turkey, 2000–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
Turkey recorded 41.1% for educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in 2023.
The figure is up 4.6% on the previous year and up 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Turkey peaked at 42.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 12.8%, in 2000.
Turkey ranks 99th of 142 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Turkey, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.8% | — |
| 2001 | 12.9% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 13.9% | +7.6% |
| 2003 | 14.9% | +7.6% |
| 2004 | 21.0% | +41.1% |
| 2005 | 22.2% | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 23.2% | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 23.7% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 26.5% | +11.8% |
| 2009 | 27.7% | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 30.0% | +8.2% |
| 2011 | 31.8% | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 32.8% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 33.8% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 35.2% | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 37.1% | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 37.7% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 39.0% | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 33.5% | -14.2% |
| 2019 | 42.2% | +25.9% |
| 2020 | 36.5% | -13.5% |
| 2021 | 37.8% | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 39.3% | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 41.1% | +4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.9% | 12.8% | 27.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.3% | 30.0% | 42.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.6% | 36.5% | 41.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
More education data for Turkey
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Turkey?
- Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Turkey was 41.1% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 42.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.8% in 2000.
- How does Turkey rank for educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary?
- Turkey ranks 99th out of 142 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkey 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 upper 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 upper secondary education.