Educational attainment: at least some … location LPIA adjusted in Turkey
Turkey: Educational attainment: at least some … location LPIA adjusted was 0.9427 LPIA in 2015. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Turkey, 2004–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Turkey is 0.9427 LPIA, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Turkey peaked at 0.9427 LPIA in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.8774 LPIA, in 2009.
Turkey ranks 60th of 95 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Educational attainment: at least some … location LPIA adjusted in Turkey, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.8789 LPIA | — |
| 2005 | 0.891 LPIA | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.8856 LPIA | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.8822 LPIA | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.8798 LPIA | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.8774 LPIA | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.905 LPIA | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9282 LPIA | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 0.9403 LPIA | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.9424 LPIA | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9422 LPIA | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9427 LPIA | +0.0% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 0.9427 LPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9775 LPIA, 96% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 0.9427 LPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1 LPIA, 94% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8825 LPIA | 0.8774 LPIA | 0.891 LPIA | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.9335 LPIA | 0.905 LPIA | 0.9427 LPIA | 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 educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Turkey?
- Educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Turkey was 0.9427 LPIA in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9427 LPIA in 2015.
- What is the lowest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8774 LPIA in 2009.
- How does Turkey rank for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population?
- Turkey ranks 60th out of 95 countries with data for 2015.
- Is educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. 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 Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release