Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Türkiye
Türkiye: Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9924 index in 2022. ▲ Rising
Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Türkiye, 1975–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Türkiye is 0.9924 index, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Türkiye peaked at 1 index in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.75 index, in 1975.
That places Türkiye 63rd out of 96 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.75 index | — |
| 1980 | 0.8 index | +6.7% |
| 1985 | 0.9 index | +12.5% |
| 1990 | 0.92 index | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 0.95 index | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 0.96 index | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.96 index | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.96 index | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.98 index | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.98 index | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.98 index | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.99 index | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.99 index | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.99 index | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.99 index | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 index | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.988 index | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 1 index | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9924 index | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.75 index | 0.75 index | 0.75 index | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.85 index | 0.8 index | 0.9 index | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.92 index | 0.92 index | 0.92 index | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.962 index | 0.95 index | 0.98 index | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.9908 index | 0.98 index | 1 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9962 index | 0.9924 index | 1 index | 2 |
Countries ranked near Türkiye
- 60 Philippines 0.9961 index compare
- 61 Egypt 0.9928 index compare
- 62 Palestine, State of 0.9925 index compare
- 64 Timor-Leste 0.99 index compare
- 64 Guatemala 0.99 index compare
- 64 Malawi 0.99 index compare
- 64 Malaysia 0.99 index compare
- 64 Mongolia 0.99 index compare
- 64 Sao Tome and Principe 0.99 index compare
More education data for Türkiye
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 788,294 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 184,302 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.05 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 980,973 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 12.31 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 5.54 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.87 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0649 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Türkiye?
- Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Türkiye was 0.9924 index in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 1 index in 2016.
- What is the lowest literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.75 index in 1975.
- How does Türkiye rank for literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index?
- Türkiye ranks 63rd out of 96 countries with data for 2022.
- Is literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Türkiye data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal basic literacy rates among young men and women aged 15–24. Values below 1 favor young men, and above 1 favor young women.