Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in Türkiye
Türkiye: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male was 96.0% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in Türkiye, 1975–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in Türkiye is 96.0%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in Türkiye peaked at 96.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 37.1%, in 1975.
That places Türkiye 14th out of 87 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 37.1% | — |
| 1980 | 38.3% | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 48.6% | +26.8% |
| 1990 | 55.1% | +13.4% |
| 2004 | 75.0% | +36.1% |
| 2005 | 78.6% | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 78.5% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 79.6% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 81.1% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 83.4% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 87.1% | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 89.3% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 90.2% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 91.0% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 91.8% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 92.5% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 93.2% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 94.6% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 96.0% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 37.1% | 37.1% | 37.1% | 1 |
| 1980s | 43.5% | 38.3% | 48.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 55.1% | 55.1% | 55.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 78.6% | 75.0% | 81.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 90.3% | 83.4% | 94.6% | 9 |
| 2020s | 96.0% | 96.0% | 96.0% | 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, male in Türkiye?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in Türkiye was 96.0% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 96.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.1% in 1975.
- How does Türkiye rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male?
- Türkiye ranks 14th out of 87 countries with data for 2021.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release