Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female, adjusted in Türkiye
Türkiye: Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female, adjusted was 1 LPIA in 2015. ▲ Rising
Latest (2015)
1 LPIA
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
3rd
of 56 countries
All-time high
1 LPIA
in 2015
All-time low
0.89 LPIA
in 1985
Years of data
13
1985–2015
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female, adjusted in Türkiye, 1985–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female, adjusted in Türkiye is 1 LPIA, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female, adjusted in Türkiye peaked at 1 LPIA in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.89 LPIA, in 1985.
Türkiye ranks 3rd of 56 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female, adjusted in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.89 LPIA | — |
| 1990 | 0.9 LPIA | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.95 LPIA | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 0.96 LPIA | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.96 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.97 LPIA | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.96 LPIA | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.97 LPIA | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.98 LPIA | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.98 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.99 LPIA | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.99 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 LPIA | +1.0% |
Türkiye compared with similar countries
- Türkiye's 1 LPIA is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1 LPIA, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Türkiye's 1 LPIA is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1 LPIA, 1.0× the median. (7 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.89 LPIA | 0.89 LPIA | 0.89 LPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.9 LPIA | 0.9 LPIA | 0.9 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.96 LPIA | 0.95 LPIA | 0.97 LPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.985 LPIA | 0.97 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 6 |
Countries ranked near Türkiye
- 1 Malaysia 1.01 LPIA compare
- 1 Uruguay 1.01 LPIA compare
- 3 Armenia 1 LPIA compare
- 3 Azerbaijan 1 LPIA compare
- 3 Bangladesh 1 LPIA compare
- 3 Brazil 1 LPIA compare
- 3 Chile 1 LPIA compare
- 3 Ecuador 1 LPIA compare
- 3 Spain 1 LPIA compare
- 3 Indonesia 1 LPIA compare
- 3 Sri Lanka 1 LPIA compare
- 3 Mongolia 1 LPIA compare
- 3 Oman 1 LPIA compare
- 3 Philippines 1 LPIA compare
- 3 Palestine, State of 1 LPIA compare
- 3 Serbia 1 LPIA compare
- 3 Thailand 1 LPIA compare
- 3 Tonga 1 LPIA compare
- 3 Uzbekistan 1 LPIA
- 3 South Africa 1 LPIA 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, female, adjusted in Türkiye?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female, adjusted in Türkiye was 1 LPIA in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female, adjusted recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 1 LPIA in 2015.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female, adjusted recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.89 LPIA in 1985.
- How does Türkiye rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female, adjusted?
- Türkiye ranks 3rd out of 56 countries with data for 2015.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female, adjusted rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. 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, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release