Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Turkey
Turkey: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 0.8137 LPIA in 2015. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Turkey, 2000–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Turkey is 0.8137 LPIA, measured in 2015.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Turkey peaked at 0.8141 LPIA in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.6992 LPIA, in 2001.
Turkey ranks 67th of 100 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Turkey, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.7027 LPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.6992 LPIA | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.7424 LPIA | +6.2% |
| 2004 | 0.7709 LPIA | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 0.7692 LPIA | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.7527 LPIA | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.7532 LPIA | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.7423 LPIA | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.7406 LPIA | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.7779 LPIA | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 0.7931 LPIA | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.7983 LPIA | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.8141 LPIA | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.8132 LPIA | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.8137 LPIA | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7414 LPIA | 0.6992 LPIA | 0.7709 LPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.8017 LPIA | 0.7779 LPIA | 0.8141 LPIA | 6 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
More education data for Turkey
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
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 0.8137 LPIA 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 0.8141 LPIA in 2013.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6992 LPIA in 2001.
- How does Turkey rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Turkey ranks 67th out of 100 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 5.8%. 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, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release