Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural gender in Turkey
Turkey: Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural gender was 0.415 GPIA in 2015. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Turkey, 2000–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Turkey is 0.415 GPIA, measured in 2015.
The figure is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Turkey peaked at 0.4269 GPIA in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.2867 GPIA, in 2001.
Turkey ranks 98th of 107 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural gender in Turkey, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.3161 GPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.2867 GPIA | -9.3% |
| 2002 | 0.3139 GPIA | +9.5% |
| 2003 | 0.3414 GPIA | +8.8% |
| 2004 | 0.3418 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.3401 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.3565 GPIA | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 0.378 GPIA | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 0.4059 GPIA | +7.4% |
| 2009 | 0.38 GPIA | -6.4% |
| 2010 | 0.4132 GPIA | +8.7% |
| 2011 | 0.4191 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.4269 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.3933 GPIA | -7.9% |
| 2014 | 0.4008 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.415 GPIA | +3.5% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 0.415 GPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9941 GPIA, 42% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 0.415 GPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9674 GPIA, 43% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.346 GPIA | 0.2867 GPIA | 0.4059 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4114 GPIA | 0.3933 GPIA | 0.4269 GPIA | 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 0.415 GPIA 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 0.4269 GPIA in 2012.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2867 GPIA in 2001.
- How does Turkey rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Turkey ranks 98th out of 107 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 22.0%. 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, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release