Literacy rate vs gdp per capita in Türkiye
Türkiye: Literacy rate vs gdp per capita was 97.26 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate vs gdp per capita in Türkiye, 1975–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rate vs gdp per capita in Türkiye is 97.26, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate vs gdp per capita in Türkiye peaked at 97.26 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 61.63, in 1975.
That places Türkiye 23rd out of 89 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 61.63 | 61.63 | 61.63 | 1 |
| 1980s | 70.83 | 65.69 | 75.97 | 2 |
| 1990s | 79.23 | 79.23 | 79.23 | 1 |
| 2000s | 88.64 | 87.37 | 90.82 | 5 |
| 2010s | 95.19 | 92.66 | 96.74 | 9 |
| 2020s | 97.26 | 97.26 | 97.26 | 1 |
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More education data for Türkiye
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 299,967 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 21.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.4% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0035 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate vs gdp per capita in Türkiye?
- Literacy rate vs gdp per capita in Türkiye was 97.26 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy rate vs gdp per capita recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 97.26 in 2021.
- What is the lowest literacy rate vs gdp per capita recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.63 in 1975.
- How does Türkiye rank for literacy rate vs gdp per capita?
- Türkiye ranks 23rd out of 89 countries with data for 2021.
- Is literacy rate vs gdp per capita rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Türkiye data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Literacy rate vs gdp per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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