Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary rural both in Turkey
Turkey: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary rural both was 78.9% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Turkey, 2000–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2015, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Turkey stood at 78.9%. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Turkey peaked at 78.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 66.1%, in 2001.
Turkey ranks 61st of 101 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary rural both in Turkey, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 66.3% | — |
| 2001 | 66.1% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 69.3% | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 71.4% | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 71.4% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 70.8% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 71.3% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 70.5% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 70.7% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 75.6% | +6.9% |
| 2011 | 77.4% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 78.1% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 78.0% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 78.5% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 78.9% | +0.6% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 78.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 84.3%, 94% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 78.9% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 99.5%, 79% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 69.8% | 66.1% | 71.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 77.7% | 75.6% | 78.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
- 58 Chile 82.4% compare
- 59 South Africa 80.5% compare
- 60 Philippines 79.3% compare
- 62 Indonesia 77.6% compare
- 63 Panama 77.4% compare
- 64 Costa Rica 77.0% compare
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 78.9% in 2015, 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 78.9% in 2015.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.1% in 2001.
- How does Turkey rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Turkey ranks 61st out of 101 countries with data for 2015.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. 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, rural, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release