Literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Türkiye
Türkiye: Literacy rates vs average years of schooling was 97.26 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Türkiye, 1927–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Türkiye recorded 97.26 for literacy rates vs average years of schooling in 2021. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Türkiye peaked at 97.26 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 8.2, in 1927.
Türkiye ranks 37th of 128 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1927 | 8.2 | — |
| 1935 | 20.4 | +148.8% |
| 1945 | 30.5 | +49.5% |
| 1950 | 32.5 | +6.6% |
| 1975 | 61.63 | +89.6% |
| 1980 | 65.69 | +6.6% |
| 1985 | 75.97 | +15.6% |
| 1990 | 79.23 | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 87.37 | +10.3% |
| 2005 | 88.23 | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 88.12 | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 88.66 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 90.82 | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 92.66 | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 94.11 | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 94.92 | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 95.26 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 95.44 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 95.6 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 95.86 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 96.15 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 96.74 | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 97.26 | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 8.2 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 1 |
| 1930s | 20.4 | 20.4 | 20.4 | 1 |
| 1940s | 30.5 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 1 |
| 1950s | 32.5 | 32.5 | 32.5 | 1 |
| 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 |
Countries ranked near Türkiye
- 34 Saudi Arabia 97.59 compare
- 35 Canada 97.5 compare
- 36 Oman 97.34 compare
- 38 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 97.18 compare
- 39 China 96.74 compare
- 40 Macau (China) 96.54 compare
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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 102.44 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 102.4% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Türkiye?
- Literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Türkiye was 97.26 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy rates vs average years of schooling recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 97.26 in 2021.
- What is the lowest literacy rates vs average years of schooling recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.2 in 1927.
- How does Türkiye rank for literacy rates vs average years of schooling?
- Türkiye ranks 37th out of 128 countries with data for 2021.
- Is literacy rates vs average years of schooling 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 rates vs average years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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