Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity in Türkiye

Türkiye: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity was 0.9185 LPIA in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
0.9185 LPIA
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
8th
of 37 countries
All-time high
0.9185 LPIA
in 2015
All-time low
0.5172 LPIA
in 1985
Years of data
13
1985–2015

Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity in Türkiye, 1985–2015

00.20.40.60.811985200020151985: 0.517 LPIA1990: 0.558 LPIA2004: 0.757 LPIA2005: 0.761 LPIA2006: 0.744 LPIA2007: 0.742 LPIA2009: 0.77 LPIA2010: 0.806 LPIA2011: 0.873 LPIA2012: 0.91 LPIA2013: 0.915 LPIA2014: 0.918 LPIA2015: 0.919 LPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.

Analysis

The most recent figure for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity in Türkiye is 0.9185 LPIA, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

The figure is up 20.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity in Türkiye peaked at 0.9185 LPIA in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.5172 LPIA, in 1985.

That places Türkiye 8th out of 37 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.

Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity in Türkiye, year by year

Annual values for Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA) in Türkiye, 1985 to 2015.
Year LPIA Change
1985 0.5172 LPIA
1990 0.5584 LPIA +8.0%
2004 0.7566 LPIA +35.5%
2005 0.7611 LPIA +0.6%
2006 0.7435 LPIA -2.3%
2007 0.7423 LPIA -0.2%
2009 0.7704 LPIA +3.8%
2010 0.8059 LPIA +4.6%
2011 0.8726 LPIA +8.3%
2012 0.9095 LPIA +4.2%
2013 0.9151 LPIA +0.6%
2014 0.9182 LPIA +0.3%
2015 0.9185 LPIA +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.5172 LPIA 0.5172 LPIA 0.5172 LPIA 1
1990s 0.5584 LPIA 0.5584 LPIA 0.5584 LPIA 1
2000s 0.7548 LPIA 0.7423 LPIA 0.7704 LPIA 5
2010s 0.89 LPIA 0.8059 LPIA 0.9185 LPIA 6

Countries ranked near Türkiye

  1. 5 Republic of Moldova 0.9804 LPIA compare
  2. 6 Uruguay 0.967 LPIA compare
  3. 7 Greece 0.9218 LPIA compare
  4. 9 Palestine, State of 0.9135 LPIA compare
  5. 10 Thailand 0.8919 LPIA compare
  6. 11 Sri Lanka 0.8829 LPIA compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity in Türkiye?
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity in Türkiye was 0.9185 LPIA in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity recorded in Türkiye?
The highest recorded value was 0.9185 LPIA in 2015.
What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity recorded in Türkiye?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5172 LPIA in 1985.
How does Türkiye rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity?
Türkiye ranks 8th out of 37 countries with data for 2015.
Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity rising or falling in Türkiye?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.7%. 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 Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA)
Unit
LPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
37 places, 335 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/