Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in Türkiye
Türkiye: Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity was 0.9924 GPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.9924 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
63rd
of 96 countries
All-time high
1 GPIA
in 2016
All-time low
0.75 GPIA
in 1975
Years of data
21
1975–2022
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in Türkiye, 1975–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2022, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in Türkiye stood at 0.9924 GPIA.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in Türkiye peaked at 1 GPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.75 GPIA, in 1975.
Türkiye ranks 63rd of 96 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.75 GPIA | — |
| 1980 | 0.8 GPIA | +6.7% |
| 1985 | 0.9 GPIA | +12.5% |
| 1990 | 0.92 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 0.95 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 0.96 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.96 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.96 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.98 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.98 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.98 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.99 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.988 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 1 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9924 GPIA | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.75 GPIA | 0.75 GPIA | 0.75 GPIA | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.85 GPIA | 0.8 GPIA | 0.9 GPIA | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.92 GPIA | 0.92 GPIA | 0.92 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.962 GPIA | 0.95 GPIA | 0.98 GPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.9908 GPIA | 0.98 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9962 GPIA | 0.9924 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Türkiye
- 60 Philippines 0.9961 GPIA compare
- 61 Egypt 0.9928 GPIA compare
- 62 Palestine, State of 0.9925 GPIA compare
- 64 Guatemala 0.99 GPIA compare
- 64 Mongolia 0.99 GPIA compare
- 64 Malawi 0.99 GPIA compare
- 64 Malaysia 0.99 GPIA compare
- 64 Sao Tome and Principe 0.99 GPIA compare
- 64 Timor-Leste 0.99 GPIA 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 youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in Türkiye?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in Türkiye was 0.9924 GPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 1 GPIA in 2016.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.75 GPIA in 1975.
- How does Türkiye rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity?
- Türkiye ranks 63rd out of 96 countries with data for 2022.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity 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, published as part of Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release