Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Türkiye
Türkiye: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 0.3248 LPIA in 2015. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Türkiye, 2002–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Türkiye is 0.3248 LPIA, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Türkiye peaked at 0.3248 LPIA in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.1961 LPIA, in 2009.
Türkiye ranks 85th of 103 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.2164 LPIA | — |
| 2003 | 0.2457 LPIA | +13.5% |
| 2004 | 0.2381 LPIA | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 0.2696 LPIA | +13.2% |
| 2006 | 0.2722 LPIA | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2711 LPIA | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.2588 LPIA | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 0.1961 LPIA | -24.2% |
| 2010 | 0.273 LPIA | +39.2% |
| 2011 | 0.2831 LPIA | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 0.2899 LPIA | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.3133 LPIA | +8.1% |
| 2014 | 0.3183 LPIA | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.3248 LPIA | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.246 LPIA | 0.1961 LPIA | 0.2722 LPIA | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.3004 LPIA | 0.273 LPIA | 0.3248 LPIA | 6 |
Countries ranked near Türkiye
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 0.3248 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 0.3248 LPIA in 2015.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1961 LPIA in 2009.
- How does Türkiye rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Türkiye ranks 85th out of 103 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 20.5%. 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, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release