Turkey - Literacy rate
Literacy rate, youth female (% of females ages 15-24)
Literacy rate, youth female (% of females ages 15-24) in Turkey was 99.85 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 44 years was 99.85 in 2019, while its lowest value was 68.25 in 1975.
Definition: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1975 | 68.25 |
| 1980 | 75.24 |
| 1985 | 85.96 |
| 1990 | 88.39 |
| 2004 | 93.30 |
| 2005 | 93.96 |
| 2006 | 94.12 |
| 2007 | 94.29 |
| 2009 | 96.57 |
| 2010 | 97.20 |
| 2011 | 97.94 |
| 2012 | 98.41 |
| 2013 | 98.74 |
| 2014 | 98.95 |
| 2015 | 99.17 |
| 2016 | 99.37 |
| 2017 | 99.59 |
| 2019 | 99.85 |
Literacy rate, youth male (% of males ages 15-24)
Literacy rate, youth male (% of males ages 15-24) in Turkey was 99.96 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 44 years was 99.96 in 2019, while its lowest value was 90.75 in 1975.
Definition: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1975 | 90.75 |
| 1980 | 93.62 |
| 1985 | 95.68 |
| 1990 | 96.57 |
| 2004 | 98.02 |
| 2005 | 98.36 |
| 2006 | 98.37 |
| 2007 | 98.58 |
| 2009 | 99.02 |
| 2010 | 99.21 |
| 2011 | 99.45 |
| 2012 | 99.59 |
| 2013 | 99.69 |
| 2014 | 99.75 |
| 2015 | 99.81 |
| 2016 | 99.86 |
| 2017 | 99.91 |
| 2019 | 99.96 |
Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24)
Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24) in Turkey was 99.91 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 44 years was 99.91 in 2019, while its lowest value was 80.05 in 1975.
Definition: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1975 | 80.05 |
| 1980 | 84.69 |
| 1985 | 90.90 |
| 1990 | 92.54 |
| 2004 | 95.60 |
| 2005 | 96.12 |
| 2006 | 96.18 |
| 2007 | 96.36 |
| 2009 | 97.81 |
| 2010 | 98.22 |
| 2011 | 98.71 |
| 2012 | 99.02 |
| 2013 | 99.23 |
| 2014 | 99.36 |
| 2015 | 99.49 |
| 2016 | 99.62 |
| 2017 | 99.75 |
| 2019 | 99.91 |
Literacy rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above)
Literacy rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above) in Turkey was 94.42 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 44 years was 94.42 in 2019, while its lowest value was 45.10 in 1975.
Definition: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1975 | 45.10 |
| 1980 | 49.81 |
| 1985 | 64.23 |
| 1990 | 68.52 |
| 2004 | 79.58 |
| 2005 | 80.55 |
| 2006 | 80.39 |
| 2007 | 81.26 |
| 2009 | 85.35 |
| 2010 | 88.07 |
| 2011 | 90.31 |
| 2012 | 91.60 |
| 2013 | 92.14 |
| 2014 | 92.40 |
| 2015 | 92.65 |
| 2016 | 93.56 |
| 2017 | 93.50 |
| 2019 | 94.42 |
Literacy rate, adult male (% of males ages 15 and above)
Literacy rate, adult male (% of males ages 15 and above) in Turkey was 99.08 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 44 years was 99.08 in 2019, while its lowest value was 77.50 in 1975.
Definition: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1975 | 77.50 |
| 1980 | 81.45 |
| 1985 | 87.62 |
| 1990 | 89.85 |
| 2004 | 95.27 |
| 2005 | 96.00 |
| 2006 | 96.00 |
| 2007 | 96.20 |
| 2009 | 96.38 |
| 2010 | 97.30 |
| 2011 | 97.93 |
| 2012 | 98.26 |
| 2013 | 98.40 |
| 2014 | 98.50 |
| 2015 | 98.58 |
| 2016 | 98.78 |
| 2017 | 98.82 |
| 2019 | 99.08 |
Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above)
Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) in Turkey was 96.74 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 44 years was 96.74 in 2019, while its lowest value was 61.63 in 1975.
Definition: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1975 | 61.63 |
| 1980 | 65.69 |
| 1985 | 75.97 |
| 1990 | 79.23 |
| 2004 | 87.37 |
| 2005 | 88.23 |
| 2006 | 88.12 |
| 2007 | 88.66 |
| 2009 | 90.82 |
| 2010 | 92.66 |
| 2011 | 94.11 |
| 2012 | 94.92 |
| 2013 | 95.26 |
| 2014 | 95.44 |
| 2015 | 95.60 |
| 2016 | 96.17 |
| 2017 | 96.15 |
| 2019 | 96.74 |
Classification
Topic: Education Indicators
Sub-Topic: Outcomes
