Productivity vs. educational attainment in Turkey
Turkey: Productivity vs. educational attainment was 56.52 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2023. ▲ Rising
Productivity vs. educational attainment in Turkey, 1970–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in international-$ in 2021 prices per hour.
Analysis
Turkey recorded 56.52 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour for productivity vs. educational attainment in 2023.
That represents a change of up 4.4% on the previous year and up 33.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, productivity vs. educational attainment in Turkey peaked at 57.22 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2020 and was at its lowest, 12.68 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour, in 1970.
That places Turkey 24th out of 130 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15.81 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 12.68 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 18.83 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 1980s | 19.7 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 16.83 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 22.22 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.79 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 20.89 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 25.11 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.96 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 22.85 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 34.37 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.05 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 36.12 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 49.21 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.09 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 52.48 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 57.22 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 4 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
- 21 Canada 61.96 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 22 Taiwan 60.85 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 23 Saudi Arabia 59.88 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 25 South Korea 53.61 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 26 Bahrain 52.47 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 27 United Arab Emirates 52.13 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
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 productivity vs. educational attainment in Turkey?
- Productivity vs. educational attainment in Turkey was 56.52 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest productivity vs. educational attainment recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 57.22 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2020.
- What is the lowest productivity vs. educational attainment recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.68 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 1970.
- How does Turkey rank for productivity vs. educational attainment?
- Turkey ranks 24th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is productivity vs. educational attainment rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Productivity vs. educational attainment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Productivity is calculated as GDP divided by the total number of hours worked in the economy. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.