Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male, adjusted location in Türkiye
Türkiye: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male, adjusted location was 0.96 LPIA in 2015. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male, adjusted location in Türkiye, 1985–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2015, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male, adjusted location in Türkiye 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 Türkiye peaked at 0.96 LPIA in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.62 LPIA, in 1985.
Türkiye 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+ years, male, adjusted location in Türkiye, 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% |
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 Türkiye
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, male, adjusted location in Türkiye?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male, adjusted location in Türkiye 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 Türkiye?
- 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 Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.62 LPIA in 1985.
- How does Türkiye rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male, adjusted location?
- Türkiye ranks 11th out of 53 countries with data for 2015.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male, adjusted location rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. 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, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release