Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male, adjusted location in Türkiye

Türkiye: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male, adjusted location was 0.9832 LPIA in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
0.9832 LPIA
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
7th
of 36 countries
All-time high
0.9832 LPIA
in 2015
All-time low
0.8797 LPIA
in 1985
Years of data
13
1985–2015

Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male, adjusted location in Türkiye, 1985–2015

00.20.40.60.811985200020151985: 0.88 LPIA1990: 0.896 LPIA2004: 0.953 LPIA2005: 0.965 LPIA2006: 0.964 LPIA2007: 0.961 LPIA2009: 0.954 LPIA2010: 0.967 LPIA2011: 0.975 LPIA2012: 0.98 LPIA2013: 0.982 LPIA2014: 0.983 LPIA2015: 0.983 LPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.

Analysis

In 2015, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male, adjusted location in Türkiye stood at 0.9832 LPIA. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male, adjusted location in Türkiye peaked at 0.9832 LPIA in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.8797 LPIA, in 1985.

That places Türkiye 7th out of 36 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male, adjusted location in Türkiye, year by year

Annual values for Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA) in Türkiye, 1985 to 2015.
Year LPIA Change
1985 0.8797 LPIA
1990 0.8961 LPIA +1.9%
2004 0.9535 LPIA +6.4%
2005 0.9648 LPIA +1.2%
2006 0.9642 LPIA -0.1%
2007 0.9612 LPIA -0.3%
2009 0.954 LPIA -0.7%
2010 0.9666 LPIA +1.3%
2011 0.9755 LPIA +0.9%
2012 0.98 LPIA +0.5%
2013 0.9822 LPIA +0.2%
2014 0.9827 LPIA +0.0%
2015 0.9832 LPIA +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.8797 LPIA 0.8797 LPIA 0.8797 LPIA 1
1990s 0.8961 LPIA 0.8961 LPIA 0.8961 LPIA 1
2000s 0.9595 LPIA 0.9535 LPIA 0.9648 LPIA 5
2010s 0.9784 LPIA 0.9666 LPIA 0.9832 LPIA 6

Countries ranked near Türkiye

  1. 4 Spain 0.9954 LPIA compare
  2. 5 Uruguay 0.9871 LPIA compare
  3. 6 Greece 0.9854 LPIA compare
  4. 8 Sri Lanka 0.9734 LPIA compare
  5. 9 Indonesia 0.9696 LPIA compare
  6. 10 Thailand 0.9695 LPIA compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male, adjusted location in Türkiye?
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male, adjusted location in Türkiye was 0.9832 LPIA in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male, adjusted location recorded in Türkiye?
The highest recorded value was 0.9832 LPIA in 2015.
What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male, adjusted location recorded in Türkiye?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8797 LPIA in 1985.
How does Türkiye rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male, adjusted location?
Türkiye ranks 7th out of 36 countries with data for 2015.
Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male, adjusted location rising or falling in Türkiye?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. 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 Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA)
Unit
LPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
36 places, 331 data points, 1976–2019
Last refreshed

The Adjusted Location Parity Index (LPIA) is calculated by dividing the rural value for the indicator by the urban value for the indicator. If the resulting value exceeds 1, the ratio is inverted and subtracted from 2. The adjusted location parity index is symmetrical around 1 and lies in the range 0-2. An adjusted LPI equal to 1 indicates parity between rural and urban locations. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of urban locations and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of rural locations. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute for Statistics: http://uis.unesco.org/