Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Türkiye
Türkiye: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index was 0.98 GPIA in 2021. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Türkiye, 1975–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2021, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Türkiye stood at 0.98 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Türkiye peaked at 0.98 GPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.49 GPIA, in 1975.
Türkiye ranks 43rd of 87 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.49 GPIA | — |
| 1980 | 0.52 GPIA | +6.1% |
| 1985 | 0.67 GPIA | +28.8% |
| 1990 | 0.72 GPIA | +7.5% |
| 2004 | 0.83 GPIA | +15.3% |
| 2005 | 0.84 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.84 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.85 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.9 GPIA | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 0.92 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.94 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.95 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.95 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.96 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.96 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.96 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.97 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.97 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.98 GPIA | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.49 GPIA | 0.49 GPIA | 0.49 GPIA | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.595 GPIA | 0.52 GPIA | 0.67 GPIA | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.72 GPIA | 0.72 GPIA | 0.72 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.852 GPIA | 0.83 GPIA | 0.9 GPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.9533 GPIA | 0.92 GPIA | 0.97 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.98 GPIA | 0.98 GPIA | 0.98 GPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Türkiye
- 40 Palestine, State of 0.9886 GPIA compare
- 41 Panama 0.9869 GPIA compare
- 42 Myanmar 0.9818 GPIA compare
- 43 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.98 GPIA compare
- 43 Indonesia 0.98 GPIA compare
- 43 Macau, China 0.98 GPIA compare
- 43 Saudi Arabia 0.98 GPIA compare
More education data for Türkiye
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Türkiye?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Türkiye was 0.98 GPIA in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 0.98 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.49 GPIA in 1975.
- How does Türkiye rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index?
- Türkiye ranks 43rd out of 87 countries with data for 2021.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. 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 Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release