Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in Türkiye
Türkiye: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female was 97.4% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in Türkiye, 1975–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in Türkiye stood at 97.4%. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in Türkiye peaked at 97.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 36.7%, in 1975.
Türkiye ranks 24th of 88 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, female in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 36.7% | — |
| 1980 | 41.5% | +13.0% |
| 1985 | 58.7% | +41.5% |
| 1990 | 64.3% | +9.6% |
| 2004 | 80.4% | +25.0% |
| 2005 | 81.7% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 81.5% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 82.5% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 87.5% | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 91.0% | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 93.0% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 94.0% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 94.5% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 94.9% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 95.2% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 95.5% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 95.9% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 96.8% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 97.4% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 36.7% | 36.7% | 36.7% | 1 |
| 1980s | 50.1% | 41.5% | 58.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 64.3% | 64.3% | 64.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 82.7% | 80.4% | 87.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 94.5% | 91.0% | 96.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 97.4% | 97.4% | 97.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Türkiye
- 21 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 97.7% compare
- 22 Philippines 97.5% compare
- 23 Bahrain 97.4% compare
- 25 Lesotho 97.3% compare
- 26 Macau, China 97.3% compare
- 27 Colombia 97.0% compare
More education data for Türkiye
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.54 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.87 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0649 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.69 million (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in Türkiye?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in Türkiye was 97.4% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 97.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.7% in 1975.
- How does Türkiye rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female?
- Türkiye ranks 24th out of 88 countries with data for 2021.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 19 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release