Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in Türkiye
Türkiye: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity was 0.82 GPIA in 2021. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in Türkiye, 1975–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2021, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in Türkiye stood at 0.82 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.1% on the previous year and up 22.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in Türkiye peaked at 0.82 GPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.29 GPIA, in 1980.
Türkiye ranks 39th of 84 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.44 GPIA | — |
| 1980 | 0.29 GPIA | -34.1% |
| 1985 | 0.34 GPIA | +17.2% |
| 1990 | 0.38 GPIA | +11.8% |
| 2004 | 0.46 GPIA | +21.1% |
| 2005 | 0.46 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.45 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.48 GPIA | +6.7% |
| 2009 | 0.58 GPIA | +20.8% |
| 2010 | 0.6 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 0.67 GPIA | +11.7% |
| 2012 | 0.71 GPIA | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 0.72 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.73 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.73 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.75 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 0.76 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.78 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 0.82 GPIA | +5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.44 GPIA | 0.44 GPIA | 0.44 GPIA | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.315 GPIA | 0.29 GPIA | 0.34 GPIA | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.38 GPIA | 0.38 GPIA | 0.38 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.486 GPIA | 0.45 GPIA | 0.58 GPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.7167 GPIA | 0.6 GPIA | 0.78 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.82 GPIA | 0.82 GPIA | 0.82 GPIA | 1 |
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More education data for Türkiye
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0649 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in Türkiye?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in Türkiye was 0.82 GPIA in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 0.82 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.29 GPIA in 1980.
- How does Türkiye rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity?
- Türkiye ranks 39th out of 84 countries with data for 2021.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.4%. 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 Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release