Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper urban both in Turkey
Turkey: Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper urban both was 39.8% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Turkey, 2000–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Turkey is 39.8%, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.9% on the previous year and up 38.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Turkey peaked at 39.8% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 18.4%, in 2001.
Turkey ranks 86th of 108 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 … upper urban both in Turkey, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18.6% | — |
| 2001 | 18.4% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 28.0% | +52.6% |
| 2005 | 28.8% | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 29.9% | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 30.6% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 32.9% | +7.6% |
| 2009 | 33.5% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 36.5% | +9.0% |
| 2011 | 38.4% | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 39.3% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 36.5% | -7.2% |
| 2014 | 38.0% | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 39.8% | +4.9% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 39.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 58.6%, 68% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 39.8% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 83.5%, 48% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper urban both in Turkey changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +52.6% | 18.4% | 28.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.6% | 18.4% | 33.5% | 8 |
| 2010s | 38.1% | 36.5% | 39.8% | 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 39.8% 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 39.8% in 2015.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.4% in 2001.
- How does Turkey rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Turkey ranks 86th out of 108 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 38.5%. 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, urban, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release