Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Türkiye
Türkiye: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 46.5% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Türkiye, 2004–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2015, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Türkiye stood at 46.5%. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 30.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Türkiye peaked at 46.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 35.0%, in 2004.
Türkiye ranks 81st of 108 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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 35.0% | — |
| 2005 | 35.7% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 36.7% | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 37.4% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 39.3% | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 40.2% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 43.4% | +7.9% |
| 2011 | 45.4% | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 46.3% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 43.2% | -6.7% |
| 2014 | 44.7% | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 46.5% | +3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.4% | 35.0% | 40.2% | 6 |
| 2010s | 44.9% | 43.2% | 46.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Türkiye
- 78 Thailand 48.6% compare
- 79 Costa Rica 48.1% compare
- 80 Pakistan 47.4% compare
- 82 Bangladesh 45.9% compare
- 83 El Salvador 45.6% compare
- 84 Palestine, State of 44.9% 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 46.5% 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 46.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.0% in 2004.
- How does Türkiye rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Türkiye ranks 81st out of 108 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 30.1%. 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, urban, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release