Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary female in Turkey
Turkey: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary female was 77.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Turkey, 2000–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Turkey recorded 77.2% for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Turkey peaked at 85.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 65.2%, in 2000.
Turkey ranks 100th of 136 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary female in Turkey, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 65.2% | — |
| 2001 | 65.7% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 67.4% | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 69.5% | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 69.5% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 68.6% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 68.5% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 69.6% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 72.6% | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 74.8% | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 78.0% | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 79.6% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 80.3% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 80.8% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 81.5% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 82.0% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 82.9% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 83.6% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 85.7% | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 76.9% | -10.4% |
| 2022 | 77.2% | +0.5% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 77.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 88.9%, 87% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 77.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 99.5%, 78% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 69.2% | 65.2% | 74.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.6% | 78.0% | 85.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 77.0% | 76.9% | 77.2% | 2 |
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 77.2% in 2022, 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 85.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.2% in 2000.
- How does Turkey rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Turkey ranks 100th out of 136 countries with data for 2022.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release