Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity in Türkiye
Türkiye: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity was 0.92 LPIA in 2015. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity in Türkiye, 1985–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity in Türkiye is 0.92 LPIA, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity in Türkiye peaked at 0.92 LPIA in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.52 LPIA, in 1985.
Türkiye ranks 15th of 53 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.52 LPIA | — |
| 1990 | 0.56 LPIA | +7.7% |
| 2004 | 0.76 LPIA | +35.7% |
| 2005 | 0.76 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.74 LPIA | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 0.74 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.77 LPIA | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 0.81 LPIA | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 0.87 LPIA | +7.4% |
| 2012 | 0.91 LPIA | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 0.92 LPIA | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.92 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.92 LPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.52 LPIA | 0.52 LPIA | 0.52 LPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.56 LPIA | 0.56 LPIA | 0.56 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.754 LPIA | 0.74 LPIA | 0.77 LPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.8917 LPIA | 0.81 LPIA | 0.92 LPIA | 6 |
Countries ranked near Türkiye
- 13 Philippines 0.96 LPIA compare
- 14 Uganda 0.93 LPIA compare
- 16 Sri Lanka 0.89 LPIA compare
- 17 Chile 0.8822 LPIA compare
- 18 Palestine, State of 0.85 LPIA compare
More education data for Türkiye
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.54 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.87 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity in Türkiye?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity in Türkiye was 0.92 LPIA in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 0.92 LPIA in 2013.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.52 LPIA in 1985.
- How does Türkiye rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity?
- Türkiye ranks 15th out of 53 countries with data for 2015.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.1%. 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 Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release