Illiterate population, 25-64 years, female in Turkey

Turkey: Illiterate population, 25-64 years, female was 849,630 number in 2017. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2017)
849,630 number
Change on year
down 7.5%
World rank
32nd
of 83 countries
All-time high
4.70 million number
in 1980
All-time low
849,630 number
in 2017
Years of data
17
1975–2017

Illiterate population, 25-64 years, female in Turkey, 1975–2017

1.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M5.0M1975199620171975: 4.4M number1980: 4.7M number1985: 4.0M number1990: 3.9M number2004: 3.1M number2005: 3.0M number2006: 3.1M number2007: 3.0M number2009: 2.2M number2010: 1.6M number2011: 1.3M number2012: 1.1M number2013: 1.1M number2014: 1.0M number2015: 970.3k number2016: 918.5k number2017: 849.6k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2017, illiterate population, 25-64 years, female in Turkey stood at 849,630 number. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.

That represents a change of down 7.5% on the previous year and down 71.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, illiterate population, 25-64 years, female in Turkey peaked at 4.70 million number in 1980 and was at its lowest, 849,630 number, in 2017.

That places Turkey 32nd out of 83 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 4.38 million number 4.38 million number 4.38 million number 1
1980s 4.33 million number 3.95 million number 4.70 million number 2
1990s 3.93 million number 3.93 million number 3.93 million number 1
2000s 2.86 million number 2.21 million number 3.09 million number 5
2010s 1.11 million number 849,630 number 1.64 million number 8

Countries ranked near Turkey

  1. 29 Cambodia 1.01 million number compare
  2. 30 Burundi 871,156 number compare
  3. 31 Guatemala 868,290 number compare
  4. 33 Rwanda 820,558 number compare
  5. 34 Tunisia 782,465 number compare
  6. 35 Togo 729,861 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is illiterate population, 25-64 years, female in Turkey?
Illiterate population, 25-64 years, female in Turkey was 849,630 number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest illiterate population, 25-64 years, female recorded in Turkey?
The highest recorded value was 4.70 million number in 1980.
What is the lowest illiterate population, 25-64 years, female recorded in Turkey?
The lowest recorded value was 849,630 number in 2017.
How does Turkey rank for illiterate population, 25-64 years, female?
Turkey ranks 32nd out of 83 countries with data for 2017.
Is illiterate population, 25-64 years, female rising or falling in Turkey?
Over the last ten years it is down 71.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Turkey data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Illiterate population, 25-64 years, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Illiterate population, 25-64 years, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
122 places, 2,240 data points, 1970–2019
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Total number of females from age 25 to age 64 who cannot both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life.