Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Türkiye
Türkiye: Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population was 0.9427 LPIA in 2015. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Türkiye, 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 Türkiye 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 Türkiye peaked at 0.9427 LPIA in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.8774 LPIA, in 2009.
Türkiye 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 primary (ISCED 1), population in Türkiye, 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% |
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 |
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More education data for Türkiye
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Türkiye?
- Educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Türkiye 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 Türkiye?
- 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 Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8774 LPIA in 2009.
- How does Türkiye rank for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population?
- Türkiye ranks 60th out of 95 countries with data for 2015.
- Is educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Türkiye 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