Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower rural male in Turkey
Turkey: Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower rural male was 49.2% 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 49.2%, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 79.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Turkey peaked at 49.2% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 21.8%, in 2009.
That places Turkey 59th out of 94 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower rural male in Turkey, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 23.1% | — |
| 2005 | 27.4% | +18.6% |
| 2006 | 27.8% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 27.6% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 25.5% | -7.5% |
| 2009 | 21.8% | -14.4% |
| 2010 | 38.2% | +74.9% |
| 2011 | 41.7% | +9.0% |
| 2012 | 43.1% | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 46.2% | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 48.0% | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 49.2% | +2.5% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 49.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 53.1%, 93% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 49.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 94.6%, 52% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.5% | 21.8% | 27.8% | 6 |
| 2010s | 44.4% | 38.2% | 49.2% | 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 rate, completed lower secondary education or in Turkey?
- Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Turkey was 49.2% 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 49.2% in 2015.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.8% in 2009.
- How does Turkey rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Turkey ranks 59th 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 79.9%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release