Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Türkiye
Türkiye: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 0.5617 LPIA in 2015. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Türkiye, 2004–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Türkiye recorded 0.5617 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2015. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Türkiye peaked at 0.5617 LPIA in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.3461 LPIA, in 2009.
Türkiye ranks 65th of 105 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.4187 LPIA | — |
| 2005 | 0.4829 LPIA | +15.3% |
| 2006 | 0.4785 LPIA | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.4567 LPIA | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 0.4342 LPIA | -4.9% |
| 2009 | 0.3461 LPIA | -20.3% |
| 2010 | 0.4547 LPIA | +31.4% |
| 2011 | 0.468 LPIA | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 0.4762 LPIA | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.5518 LPIA | +15.9% |
| 2014 | 0.5575 LPIA | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.5617 LPIA | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4362 LPIA | 0.3461 LPIA | 0.4829 LPIA | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.5117 LPIA | 0.4547 LPIA | 0.5617 LPIA | 6 |
Countries ranked near Türkiye
- 62 Mongolia 0.6028 LPIA compare
- 63 Bangladesh 0.5821 LPIA compare
- 64 Philippines 0.5739 LPIA compare
- 66 Belize 0.5573 LPIA compare
- 67 Costa Rica 0.5542 LPIA compare
- 68 Viet Nam 0.5524 LPIA compare
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 0.5617 LPIA 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 0.5617 LPIA in 2015.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3461 LPIA in 2009.
- How does Türkiye rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Türkiye ranks 65th out of 105 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 16.3%. 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, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release