Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Türkiye
Türkiye: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 77.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Türkiye, 2000–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Türkiye 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 Türkiye peaked at 85.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 65.2%, in 2000.
Türkiye ranks 99th of 135 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 education or higher in Türkiye, 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% |
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 |
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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 77.2% in 2022, 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 85.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.2% in 2000.
- How does Türkiye rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Türkiye ranks 99th out of 135 countries with data for 2022.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release