Lower secondary completion rate, total in Turkey
Turkey: Lower secondary completion rate, total was 91.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Turkey, 1976–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
In 2023, lower secondary completion rate, total in Turkey stood at 91.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, total in Turkey peaked at 131.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 21.0%, in 1983.
Turkey ranks 84th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Turkey, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 24.5% | — |
| 1977 | 24.9% | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 22.3% | -10.4% |
| 1983 | 21.0% | -6.0% |
| 1984 | 24.6% | +17.4% |
| 1986 | 28.5% | +15.9% |
| 1987 | 30.0% | +5.0% |
| 1988 | 29.2% | -2.7% |
| 1989 | 32.4% | +11.1% |
| 1990 | 34.1% | +5.3% |
| 1991 | 37.8% | +10.9% |
| 1992 | 40.2% | +6.3% |
| 2004 | 88.3% | +119.4% |
| 2005 | 92.5% | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 90.9% | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 92.9% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 93.7% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 94.7% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 103.7% | +9.5% |
| 2011 | 95.6% | -7.8% |
| 2012 | 95.0% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 94.0% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 97.3% | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 97.3% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 94.6% | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 98.1% | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 95.6% | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 96.6% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 131.0% | +35.7% |
| 2021 | 93.4% | -28.8% |
| 2022 | 92.4% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 91.8% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 24.7% | 24.5% | 24.9% | 2 |
| 1980s | 26.8% | 21.0% | 32.4% | 7 |
| 1990s | 37.4% | 34.1% | 40.2% | 3 |
| 2000s | 92.1% | 88.3% | 94.7% | 6 |
| 2010s | 96.8% | 94.0% | 103.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 102.1% | 91.8% | 131.0% | 4 |
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More education data for Turkey
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -15.69 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 184,069 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 115,898 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.56 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -13.75 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3.44 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -17.6 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, total in Turkey?
- Lower secondary completion rate, total in Turkey was 91.8% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 131.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.0% in 1983.
- How does Turkey rank for lower secondary completion rate, total?
- Turkey ranks 84th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, total rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.