Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Turkey
Turkey: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 23.0% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Turkey, 2004–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Turkey is 23.0%, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 159.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Turkey peaked at 23.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 7.4%, in 2004.
That places Turkey 74th out of 94 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Turkey, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 7.4% | — |
| 2005 | 8.9% | +20.6% |
| 2006 | 9.4% | +6.2% |
| 2007 | 9.3% | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 10.0% | +7.5% |
| 2009 | 8.0% | -19.4% |
| 2010 | 16.1% | +100.4% |
| 2011 | 18.5% | +15.1% |
| 2012 | 19.6% | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 20.4% | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 22.0% | +7.7% |
| 2015 | 23.0% | +4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.8% | 7.4% | 10.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 20.0% | 16.1% | 23.0% | 6 |
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 rate, completed lower secondary education or in Turkey?
- Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Turkey was 23.0% in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 23.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.4% in 2004.
- How does Turkey rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Turkey ranks 74th out of 94 countries with data for 2015.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 159.0%. 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 rate, completed lower secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release