Educational attainment rate … Educational upper location LPIA in Turkey
Turkey: Educational attainment rate … Educational upper location LPIA was 0.4612 LPIA in 2015. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Turkey, 2001–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Turkey is 0.4612 LPIA, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Turkey peaked at 0.4612 LPIA in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.2821 LPIA, in 2001.
That places Turkey 75th out of 105 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate … Educational upper location LPIA in Turkey, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.2821 LPIA | — |
| 2004 | 0.3491 LPIA | +23.8% |
| 2005 | 0.3988 LPIA | +14.2% |
| 2006 | 0.3952 LPIA | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.3816 LPIA | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 0.3618 LPIA | -5.2% |
| 2009 | 0.2847 LPIA | -21.3% |
| 2010 | 0.3792 LPIA | +33.2% |
| 2011 | 0.3912 LPIA | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 0.3984 LPIA | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.4523 LPIA | +13.5% |
| 2014 | 0.4572 LPIA | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.4612 LPIA | +0.9% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 0.4612 LPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5998 LPIA, 77% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 0.4612 LPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9122 LPIA, 51% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3505 LPIA | 0.2821 LPIA | 0.3988 LPIA | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.4232 LPIA | 0.3792 LPIA | 0.4612 LPIA | 6 |
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 upper secondary education or in Turkey?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Turkey was 0.4612 LPIA in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4612 LPIA in 2015.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2821 LPIA in 2001.
- How does Turkey rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Turkey ranks 75th out of 105 countries with data for 2015.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.6%. 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 upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release