Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower both in Turkey
Turkey: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower both was 54.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Turkey, 1975–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Turkey recorded 54.3% for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Turkey peaked at 66.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 9.0%, in 1975.
That places Turkey 96th out of 135 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 … lower both in Turkey, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 9.0% | — |
| 1980 | 12.3% | +36.0% |
| 1985 | 15.4% | +25.5% |
| 2004 | 29.0% | +87.8% |
| 2005 | 30.6% | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 31.7% | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 32.3% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 34.9% | +8.1% |
| 2009 | 36.4% | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 46.6% | +27.9% |
| 2011 | 49.7% | +6.8% |
| 2012 | 51.1% | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 52.7% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 55.0% | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 56.4% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 58.9% | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 60.9% | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 66.0% | +8.4% |
| 2023 | 54.3% | -17.7% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 54.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 69.0%, 79% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 54.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 95.4%, 57% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower both in Turkey changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +87.8% | 15.4% | 29.0% |
| 1980 | +36.0% | 9.0% | 12.3% |
| 2010 | +27.9% | 36.4% | 46.6% |
| 1985 | +25.5% | 12.3% | 15.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.0% | 9.0% | 9.0% | 1 |
| 1980s | 13.9% | 12.3% | 15.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 32.5% | 29.0% | 36.4% | 6 |
| 2010s | 55.2% | 46.6% | 66.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 54.3% | 54.3% | 54.3% | 1 |
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 54.3% in 2023, 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 66.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.0% in 1975.
- How does Turkey rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Turkey ranks 96th out of 135 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release