Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper both in Turkey
Turkey: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper both was 41.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Turkey, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Turkey stood at 41.1%.
That represents a change of up 4.6% on the previous year and up 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Turkey peaked at 42.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 12.8%, in 2000.
That places Turkey 99th out of 142 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper both in Turkey, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.8% | — |
| 2001 | 12.9% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 13.9% | +7.6% |
| 2003 | 14.9% | +7.6% |
| 2004 | 21.0% | +41.1% |
| 2005 | 22.2% | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 23.2% | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 23.7% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 26.5% | +11.8% |
| 2009 | 27.7% | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 30.0% | +8.2% |
| 2011 | 31.8% | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 32.8% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 33.8% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 35.2% | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 37.1% | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 37.7% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 39.0% | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 33.5% | -14.2% |
| 2019 | 42.2% | +25.9% |
| 2020 | 36.5% | -13.5% |
| 2021 | 37.8% | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 39.3% | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 41.1% | +4.6% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 41.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 51.3%, 80% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 41.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 81.4%, 50% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper 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 | +41.1% | 14.9% | 21.0% |
| 2019 | +25.9% | 33.5% | 42.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.9% | 12.8% | 27.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.3% | 30.0% | 42.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.6% | 36.5% | 41.1% | 4 |
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 41.1% 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 42.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.8% in 2000.
- How does Turkey rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Turkey ranks 99th out of 142 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 21.6%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release