School completion in Turkey
Turkey: School completion was 98.04 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
98.04
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
80th
of 165 countries
All-time high
98.04
in 2025
All-time low
83.46
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
School completion in Turkey, 1981–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Turkey recorded 98.04 for school completion in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school completion in Turkey peaked at 98.04 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 83.46, in 1981.
That places Turkey 80th out of 165 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
School completion in Turkey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 83.46 | — |
| 1982 | 83.6 | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 83.81 | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 84.05 | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 84.27 | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 84.67 | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 85.08 | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 85.47 | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 85.78 | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 86.1 | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 86.32 | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 86.35 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 86.22 | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 85.92 | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 85.47 | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 84.92 | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 84.39 | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 84.04 | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 83.94 | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 84.12 | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 84.64 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 85.44 | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 86.47 | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 87.61 | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 88.82 | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 90.06 | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 91.24 | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 92.29 | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 93.17 | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 93.86 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 94.33 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 94.67 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 95.01 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 95.32 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 95.64 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 95.98 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 96.29 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 96.63 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 96.88 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 97.15 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 97.38 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 97.58 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 97.74 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 97.89 | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 98.04 | +0.2% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 98.04 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 98.69, 99% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 98.04 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 99.63, 98% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 84.47 | 83.46 | 85.78 | 9 |
| 1990s | 85.37 | 83.94 | 86.35 | 10 |
| 2000s | 88.39 | 84.12 | 93.17 | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.46 | 93.86 | 96.88 | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.63 | 97.15 | 98.04 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
More education data for Turkey
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.5 (2017)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.4 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school completion in Turkey?
- School completion in Turkey was 98.04 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest school completion recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 98.04 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school completion recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.46 in 1981.
- How does Turkey rank for school completion?
- Turkey ranks 80th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school completion rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of School completion. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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