Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Türkiye
Türkiye: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 86.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Türkiye, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Türkiye 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 Türkiye peaked at 91.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 76.2%, in 2000.
Türkiye ranks 90th of 136 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 education or higher in Türkiye, 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% |
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 Türkiye
- 87 Sri Lanka 87.3% compare
- 88 Iran, Islamic Republic of 86.9% compare
- 89 Mexico 86.3% compare
- 91 Costa Rica 86.1% compare
- 92 Philippines 85.7% compare
- 93 Indonesia 83.8% compare
More education data for Türkiye
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 102.44 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 102.4% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Türkiye?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Türkiye 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 Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 91.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.2% in 2000.
- How does Türkiye rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Türkiye ranks 90th out of 136 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Türkiye 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