Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Türkiye
Türkiye: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 0.7177 GPIA in 2015. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Türkiye, 2004–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2015, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Türkiye stood at 0.7177 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Türkiye peaked at 0.7177 GPIA in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.6009 GPIA, in 2004.
That places Türkiye 92nd out of 107 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.6009 GPIA | — |
| 2005 | 0.6092 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.6269 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 0.6369 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.6812 GPIA | +6.9% |
| 2009 | 0.6707 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.6883 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 0.6927 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.7013 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.6928 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.702 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.7177 GPIA | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6376 GPIA | 0.6009 GPIA | 0.6812 GPIA | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.6991 GPIA | 0.6883 GPIA | 0.7177 GPIA | 6 |
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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 upper secondary education or in Türkiye?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Türkiye was 0.7177 GPIA in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7177 GPIA in 2015.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6009 GPIA in 2004.
- How does Türkiye rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Türkiye ranks 92nd out of 107 countries with data for 2015.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.8%. 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 upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release