Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary urban gender in Turkey
Turkey: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary urban gender was 0.8806 GPIA in 2015. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Turkey, 2004–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Turkey is 0.8806 GPIA, measured in 2015.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Turkey peaked at 0.8883 GPIA in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.8096 GPIA, in 2005.
Turkey ranks 86th of 104 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 primary … primary urban gender in Turkey, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.8173 GPIA | — |
| 2005 | 0.8096 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.8123 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.8203 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.8497 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 0.8545 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.8769 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 0.884 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.8883 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.8746 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.8782 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.8806 GPIA | +0.3% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 0.8806 GPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9965 GPIA, 88% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 0.8806 GPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9998 GPIA, 88% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8273 GPIA | 0.8096 GPIA | 0.8545 GPIA | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.8804 GPIA | 0.8746 GPIA | 0.8883 GPIA | 6 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
- 83 Tanzania 0.9058 GPIA compare
- 84 Bangladesh 0.8998 GPIA compare
- 85 El Salvador 0.8916 GPIA compare
- 87 Jordan 0.8774 GPIA compare
- 88 Nigeria 0.8738 GPIA
- 89 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.8636 GPIA compare
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 primary education or higher in Turkey?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Turkey was 0.8806 GPIA in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8883 GPIA in 2012.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8096 GPIA in 2005.
- How does Turkey rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Turkey ranks 86th out of 104 countries with data for 2015.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. 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 primary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release