Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Türkiye
Türkiye: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 49.1% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Türkiye, 2004–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2015, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Türkiye stood at 49.1%. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 72.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Türkiye peaked at 49.1% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 28.0%, in 2004.
Türkiye ranks 76th of 97 countries on this measure, 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 Türkiye, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 28.0% | — |
| 2005 | 28.5% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 29.9% | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 30.8% | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 34.2% | +10.8% |
| 2009 | 34.5% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 43.8% | +27.1% |
| 2011 | 46.8% | +6.8% |
| 2012 | 48.2% | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 45.2% | -6.1% |
| 2014 | 47.6% | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 49.1% | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.0% | 28.0% | 34.5% | 6 |
| 2010s | 46.8% | 43.8% | 49.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Türkiye
- 73 Costa Rica 58.6% compare
- 74 Bangladesh 56.8% compare
- 75 El Salvador 56.6% compare
- 77 Honduras 47.8% compare
- 78 Pakistan 46.9% compare
- 79 Tunisia 46.3% 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 49.1% in 2015, 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 49.1% in 2015.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.0% in 2004.
- How does Türkiye rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Türkiye ranks 76th out of 97 countries with data for 2015.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.6%. 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, urban, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release