Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Türkiye
Türkiye: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 46.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Türkiye, 1975–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Türkiye is 46.3%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Türkiye peaked at 56.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 5.1%, in 1975.
That places Türkiye 98th out of 131 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 5.1% | — |
| 1980 | 7.2% | +39.9% |
| 1985 | 9.5% | +32.5% |
| 2004 | 20.0% | +109.6% |
| 2005 | 20.9% | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 22.2% | +6.0% |
| 2007 | 22.9% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 26.8% | +17.0% |
| 2009 | 28.1% | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 35.8% | +27.6% |
| 2011 | 38.9% | +8.5% |
| 2012 | 40.3% | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 41.8% | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 44.2% | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 45.8% | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 48.5% | +6.0% |
| 2017 | 50.6% | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 56.3% | +11.2% |
| 2023 | 46.3% | -17.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.1% | 5.1% | 5.1% | 1 |
| 1980s | 8.4% | 7.2% | 9.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 23.5% | 20.0% | 28.1% | 6 |
| 2010s | 44.7% | 35.8% | 56.3% | 9 |
| 2020s | 46.3% | 46.3% | 46.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Türkiye
- 95 Egypt 50.8% compare
- 96 Saint Lucia 49.9% compare
- 97 El Salvador 46.4% compare
- 99 Bangladesh 45.4% compare
- 100 Nigeria 44.1% compare
- 101 India 43.2% compare
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 rate, completed lower secondary education or in Türkiye?
- Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Türkiye was 46.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 56.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.1% in 1975.
- How does Türkiye rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Türkiye ranks 98th out of 131 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. 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 rate, completed lower secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release