Primary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG 4.1.2 in Türkiye
Türkiye: Primary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG 4.1.2 was 97.81 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Primary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG 4.1.2 in Türkiye, 1990–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg 4.1.2 in Türkiye is 97.81, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg 4.1.2 in Türkiye peaked at 97.81 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 83.85, in 1999.
That places Türkiye 49th out of 62 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Primary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG 4.1.2 in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 86 | — |
| 1991 | 86.22 | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 86.25 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 86.09 | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 85.81 | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 85.38 | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 84.82 | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 84.35 | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 84.02 | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 83.85 | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 84.02 | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 84.55 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 85.34 | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 86.31 | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 87.44 | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 88.73 | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 89.97 | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 91.17 | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 92.23 | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 93.1 | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 93.76 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 94.26 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 94.64 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 94.98 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 95.29 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 95.63 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 95.97 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 96.3 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 96.61 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 96.9 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 97.17 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 97.4 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 97.6 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 97.81 | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 85.28 | 83.85 | 86.25 | 10 |
| 2000s | 88.29 | 84.02 | 93.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.43 | 93.76 | 96.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.5 | 97.17 | 97.81 | 4 |
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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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 102.44 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 102.4% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg 4.1.2 in Türkiye?
- Primary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg 4.1.2 in Türkiye was 97.81 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest primary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg 4.1.2 recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 97.81 in 2023.
- What is the lowest primary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg 4.1.2 recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.85 in 1999.
- How does Türkiye rank for primary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg 4.1.2?
- Türkiye ranks 49th out of 62 countries with data for 2023.
- Is primary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg 4.1.2 rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Türkiye data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Primary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG 4.1.2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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