Share of the population with at least some formal education in Turkey
Turkey: Share of the population with at least some formal education was 96.3% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Share of the population with at least some formal education in Turkey, 1870–2020
Source: Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the population with at least some formal education in Turkey is 96.3%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population with at least some formal education in Turkey peaked at 96.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1870.
Turkey ranks 62nd of 111 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 2 |
| 1880s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 2 |
| 1890s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 2 |
| 1900s | 3.2% | 2.7% | 3.7% | 2 |
| 1910s | 4.2% | 3.3% | 5.1% | 2 |
| 1920s | 7.6% | 6.8% | 8.4% | 2 |
| 1930s | 11.4% | 10.3% | 12.5% | 2 |
| 1940s | 15.9% | 14.3% | 17.5% | 2 |
| 1950s | 24.9% | 22.0% | 27.7% | 2 |
| 1960s | 38.7% | 35.2% | 42.1% | 2 |
| 1970s | 51.5% | 47.6% | 55.5% | 2 |
| 1980s | 67.8% | 63.0% | 72.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 78.4% | 75.3% | 81.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 89.4% | 87.6% | 91.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 94.5% | 93.9% | 95.1% | 2 |
| 2020s | 96.3% | 96.3% | 96.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
More education data for Turkey
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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 299,967 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.62 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 101.2% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population with at least some formal education in Turkey?
- Share of the population with at least some formal education in Turkey was 96.3% in 2020, according to Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population with at least some formal education recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 96.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of the population with at least some formal education recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1870.
- How does Turkey rank for share of the population with at least some formal education?
- Turkey ranks 62nd out of 111 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of the population with at least some formal education rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population with at least some formal education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Based on the population aged 15 years and older.