Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary both in Turkey
Turkey: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary both was 86.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Turkey, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Turkey stood at 86.2%.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Turkey peaked at 91.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 76.2%, in 2000.
Turkey ranks 91st of 137 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary both in Turkey, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 76.2% | — |
| 2001 | 76.4% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 77.9% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 79.4% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 79.7% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 79.3% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 79.3% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 80.0% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 81.1% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 82.7% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 85.2% | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 86.5% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 87.0% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 87.3% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 87.8% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 88.3% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 88.9% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 89.5% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 82.8% | -7.5% |
| 2019 | 91.0% | +9.9% |
| 2020 | 84.5% | -7.2% |
| 2021 | 85.1% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 85.4% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 86.2% | +1.0% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 86.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 90.3%, 96% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 86.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 99.6%, 87% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 79.2% | 76.2% | 82.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.4% | 82.8% | 91.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.3% | 84.5% | 86.2% | 4 |
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 primary education or higher in Turkey?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Turkey was 86.2% in 2023, 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 91.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.2% in 2000.
- How does Turkey rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Turkey ranks 91st out of 137 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release