Literacy rate of young men vs. women in Türkiye
Türkiye: Literacy rate of young men vs. women was 92.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate of young men vs. women in Türkiye, 1975–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, literacy rate of young men vs. women in Türkiye stood at 92.6%.
That represents a change of down 7.4% on the previous year and down 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate of young men vs. women in Türkiye peaked at 100.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 90.8%, in 1975.
That places Türkiye 66th out of 95 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Literacy rate of young men vs. women in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 90.8% | — |
| 1980 | 93.6% | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 95.7% | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 96.6% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 98.0% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 98.4% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 98.4% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 98.6% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 99.0% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 99.2% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 99.5% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 99.6% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 99.7% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 99.8% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 99.8% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 99.9% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 99.9% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 100.0% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 92.6% | -7.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 90.8% | 90.8% | 90.8% | 1 |
| 1980s | 94.7% | 93.6% | 95.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 96.6% | 96.6% | 96.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 98.5% | 98.0% | 99.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 99.7% | 99.2% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.3% | 92.6% | 100.0% | 2 |
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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 literacy rate of young men vs. women in Türkiye?
- Literacy rate of young men vs. women in Türkiye was 92.6% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy rate of young men vs. women recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest literacy rate of young men vs. women recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.8% in 1975.
- How does Türkiye rank for literacy rate of young men vs. women?
- Türkiye ranks 66th out of 95 countries with data for 2022.
- Is literacy rate of young men vs. women rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Literacy rate of young men vs. women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of men aged 15 to 24 years who can read and write.