Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, rural, adjusted gender in Türkiye
Türkiye: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, rural, adjusted gender was 0.68 GPIA in 2015. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, rural, adjusted gender in Türkiye, 1985–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Türkiye recorded 0.68 GPIA for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, rural, adjusted gender in 2015. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 94.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, rural, adjusted gender in Türkiye peaked at 0.68 GPIA in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.19 GPIA, in 1985.
Türkiye ranks 28th 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, rural, adjusted gender in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.19 GPIA | — |
| 1990 | 0.24 GPIA | +26.3% |
| 2004 | 0.37 GPIA | +54.2% |
| 2005 | 0.35 GPIA | -5.4% |
| 2006 | 0.33 GPIA | -5.7% |
| 2007 | 0.36 GPIA | +9.1% |
| 2009 | 0.47 GPIA | +30.6% |
| 2010 | 0.51 GPIA | +8.5% |
| 2011 | 0.61 GPIA | +19.6% |
| 2012 | 0.67 GPIA | +9.8% |
| 2013 | 0.67 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.67 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.68 GPIA | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.19 GPIA | 0.19 GPIA | 0.19 GPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.24 GPIA | 0.24 GPIA | 0.24 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.376 GPIA | 0.33 GPIA | 0.47 GPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.635 GPIA | 0.51 GPIA | 0.68 GPIA | 6 |
Countries ranked near Türkiye
- 25 Oman 0.73 GPIA compare
- 26 Kuwait 0.72 GPIA compare
- 27 South Africa 0.7 GPIA compare
- 29 Palestine, State of 0.58 GPIA compare
- 30 Bangladesh 0.54 GPIA compare
- 30 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.54 GPIA compare
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, rural, adjusted gender in Türkiye?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, rural, adjusted gender in Türkiye was 0.68 GPIA in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, rural, adjusted gender recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 0.68 GPIA in 2015.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, rural, adjusted gender recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.19 GPIA in 1985.
- How does Türkiye rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, rural, adjusted gender?
- Türkiye ranks 28th out of 53 countries with data for 2015.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, rural, adjusted gender rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is up 94.3%. 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, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release