Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in Türkiye
Türkiye: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female was 78.3% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in Türkiye, 1975–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in Türkiye is 78.3%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.9% on the previous year and up 35.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in Türkiye peaked at 78.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 11.0%, in 1980.
That places Türkiye 32nd out of 90 countries with data for 2021, putting it 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, female in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 16.2% | — |
| 1980 | 11.0% | -32.2% |
| 1985 | 16.4% | +48.9% |
| 1990 | 21.0% | +28.3% |
| 2004 | 34.9% | +66.0% |
| 2005 | 36.0% | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 35.4% | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 38.1% | +7.8% |
| 2009 | 47.0% | +23.2% |
| 2010 | 50.4% | +7.3% |
| 2011 | 58.0% | +15.0% |
| 2012 | 63.2% | +8.9% |
| 2013 | 65.1% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 66.2% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 67.4% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 69.4% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 70.4% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 74.0% | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 78.3% | +5.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.2% | 16.2% | 16.2% | 1 |
| 1980s | 13.7% | 11.0% | 16.4% | 2 |
| 1990s | 21.0% | 21.0% | 21.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 38.3% | 34.9% | 47.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 64.9% | 50.4% | 74.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 78.3% | 78.3% | 78.3% | 1 |
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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, female in Türkiye?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in Türkiye was 78.3% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 78.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.0% in 1980.
- How does Türkiye rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female?
- Türkiye ranks 32nd out of 90 countries with data for 2021.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.0%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release