Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ … literacy location LPIA male in Turkey
Turkey: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ … literacy location LPIA male was 0.96 LPIA in 2015. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male, adjusted location in Turkey, 1985–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2015, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male, adjusted location in Turkey stood at 0.96 LPIA. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male, adjusted location in Turkey peaked at 0.96 LPIA in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.62 LPIA, in 1985.
Turkey ranks 11th of 53 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ … literacy location LPIA male in Turkey, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.62 LPIA | — |
| 1990 | 0.66 LPIA | +6.5% |
| 2004 | 0.84 LPIA | +27.3% |
| 2005 | 0.87 LPIA | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 0.86 LPIA | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.86 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.86 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.89 LPIA | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 0.92 LPIA | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 0.94 LPIA | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.95 LPIA | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.96 LPIA | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.96 LPIA | +0.0% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 0.96 LPIA is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.84 LPIA, 1.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 0.96 LPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1 LPIA, 96% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ … literacy location LPIA male 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 | +27.3% | 0.66 LPIA | 0.84 LPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.62 LPIA | 0.62 LPIA | 0.62 LPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.66 LPIA | 0.66 LPIA | 0.66 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.858 LPIA | 0.84 LPIA | 0.87 LPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.9367 LPIA | 0.89 LPIA | 0.96 LPIA | 6 |
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 elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male, adjusted location in Turkey?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male, adjusted location in Turkey was 0.96 LPIA in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male, adjusted location recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 0.96 LPIA in 2014.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male, adjusted location recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.62 LPIA in 1985.
- How does Turkey rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male, adjusted location?
- Turkey ranks 11th out of 53 countries with data for 2015.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male, adjusted location rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. 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 Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release