Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper gender in Turkey
Turkey: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper gender was 0.769 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Turkey, 2000–2023
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 0.769 GPIA, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Turkey peaked at 0.769 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.5244 GPIA, in 2001.
Turkey ranks 110th of 137 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper gender in Turkey, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.552 GPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.5244 GPIA | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 0.5256 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.5447 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 0.5436 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.5621 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 0.5787 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.6369 GPIA | +10.0% |
| 2009 | 0.6414 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.6451 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.6503 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.6593 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.6686 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.6782 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.6944 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.7057 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.7158 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.703 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.7414 GPIA | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 0.734 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.7436 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.7553 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.769 GPIA | +1.8% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 0.769 GPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9847 GPIA, 78% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 0.769 GPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.972 GPIA, 79% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5677 GPIA | 0.5244 GPIA | 0.6414 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.6862 GPIA | 0.6451 GPIA | 0.7414 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7505 GPIA | 0.734 GPIA | 0.769 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
- 107 Rwanda 0.7948 GPIA compare
- 108 Vietnam 0.7943 GPIA compare
- 109 Bangladesh 0.7697 GPIA compare
- 111 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.7678 GPIA compare
- 112 Kenya 0.7655 GPIA compare
- 113 Madagascar 0.695 GPIA compare
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 0.769 GPIA in 2023, 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 0.769 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5244 GPIA in 2001.
- How does Turkey rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Turkey ranks 110th out of 137 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release