Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Türkiye
Türkiye: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 95.4% in 2015. ▬ Flat
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Türkiye, 2004–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Türkiye recorded 95.4% for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2015.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Türkiye peaked at 95.7% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 92.8%, in 2008.
That places Türkiye 55th out of 108 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 93.4% | — |
| 2005 | 93.0% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 93.1% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 93.4% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 92.8% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 93.3% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 95.0% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 95.6% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 95.7% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 94.8% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 95.1% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 95.4% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 93.2% | 92.8% | 93.4% | 6 |
| 2010s | 95.3% | 94.8% | 95.7% | 6 |
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More education data for Türkiye
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
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 95.4% in 2015, 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 95.7% in 2012.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.8% in 2008.
- How does Türkiye rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Türkiye ranks 55th out of 108 countries with data for 2015.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, urban, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release