Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Türkiye
Türkiye: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 0.415 GPIA in 2015. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Türkiye, 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 Türkiye 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 Türkiye peaked at 0.4269 GPIA in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.2867 GPIA, in 2001.
Türkiye 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 secondary education or in Türkiye, 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% |
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 Türkiye
- 95 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.4805 GPIA compare
- 96 Uganda 0.4557 GPIA compare
- 97 Mozambique 0.4491 GPIA compare
- 99 Pakistan 0.3951 GPIA compare
- 100 Malawi 0.3335 GPIA compare
- 101 Burkina Faso 0.329 GPIA
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 0.415 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 0.4269 GPIA in 2012.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2867 GPIA in 2001.
- How does Türkiye rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Türkiye ranks 98th 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 22.0%. 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, 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