Upper secondary education: SDG 4.1.2 in Turkey
Turkey: Upper secondary education: SDG 4.1.2 was 70.2 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
70.2
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
50th
of 62 countries
All-time high
70.2
in 2023
All-time low
19.3
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Upper secondary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG in Turkey, 1990–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2023, upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg in Turkey stood at 70.2. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 24.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg in Turkey peaked at 70.2 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 19.3, in 1990.
That places Turkey 50th 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.
Upper secondary education: SDG 4.1.2 in Turkey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 19.3 | — |
| 1991 | 19.99 | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 20.44 | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 21.07 | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 21.97 | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 23.65 | +7.6% |
| 1996 | 25.48 | +7.7% |
| 1997 | 27.45 | +7.7% |
| 1998 | 29.19 | +6.3% |
| 1999 | 31.09 | +6.5% |
| 2000 | 32.49 | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 33.61 | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 34.4 | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 35.77 | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 37.53 | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 39.86 | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 42.33 | +6.2% |
| 2007 | 44.76 | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 47.1 | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 49.34 | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 51.54 | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 53.58 | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 55.19 | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 56.37 | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 57.33 | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 58.45 | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 60.03 | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 62.13 | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 64.09 | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 65.89 | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 67.07 | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 68.11 | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 69.03 | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 70.2 | +1.7% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 70.2 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 84.81, 83% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 70.2 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 86.86, 81% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.96 | 19.3 | 31.09 | 10 |
| 2000s | 39.72 | 32.49 | 49.34 | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.46 | 51.54 | 65.89 | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.6 | 67.07 | 70.2 | 4 |
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 upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg in Turkey?
- Upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg in Turkey was 70.2 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 70.2 in 2023.
- What is the lowest upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.3 in 1990.
- How does Turkey rank for upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg?
- Turkey ranks 50th out of 62 countries with data for 2023.
- Is upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Upper secondary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG 4.1.2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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