Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Türkiye

Türkiye: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index was 0.974 LPIA in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
0.974 LPIA
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
9th
of 36 countries
All-time high
0.974 LPIA
in 2015
All-time low
0.7772 LPIA
in 1985
Years of data
13
1985–2015

Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Türkiye, 1985–2015

00.20.40.60.811985200020151985: 0.777 LPIA1990: 0.806 LPIA2004: 0.916 LPIA2005: 0.925 LPIA2006: 0.922 LPIA2007: 0.919 LPIA2009: 0.922 LPIA2010: 0.947 LPIA2011: 0.962 LPIA2012: 0.968 LPIA2013: 0.972 LPIA2014: 0.973 LPIA2015: 0.974 LPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.

Analysis

In 2015, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Türkiye stood at 0.974 LPIA. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Türkiye peaked at 0.974 LPIA in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.7772 LPIA, in 1985.

Türkiye ranks 9th of 36 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Türkiye, year by year

Annual values for Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA) in Türkiye, 1985 to 2015.
Year LPIA Change
1985 0.7772 LPIA
1990 0.8062 LPIA +3.7%
2004 0.9158 LPIA +13.6%
2005 0.9252 LPIA +1.0%
2006 0.9221 LPIA -0.3%
2007 0.9191 LPIA -0.3%
2009 0.9218 LPIA +0.3%
2010 0.9475 LPIA +2.8%
2011 0.9616 LPIA +1.5%
2012 0.9678 LPIA +0.6%
2013 0.9719 LPIA +0.4%
2014 0.9729 LPIA +0.1%
2015 0.974 LPIA +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.7772 LPIA 0.7772 LPIA 0.7772 LPIA 1
1990s 0.8062 LPIA 0.8062 LPIA 0.8062 LPIA 1
2000s 0.9208 LPIA 0.9158 LPIA 0.9252 LPIA 5
2010s 0.966 LPIA 0.9475 LPIA 0.974 LPIA 6

Countries ranked near Türkiye

  1. 6 Greece 0.9928 LPIA compare
  2. 7 Palestine, State of 0.9907 LPIA compare
  3. 8 Sri Lanka 0.9833 LPIA compare
  4. 10 Kuwait 0.9682 LPIA compare
  5. 11 Chile 0.9634 LPIA compare
  6. 12 Malaysia 0.9625 LPIA compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Türkiye?
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Türkiye was 0.974 LPIA in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index recorded in Türkiye?
The highest recorded value was 0.974 LPIA in 2015.
What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index recorded in Türkiye?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7772 LPIA in 1985.
How does Türkiye rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index?
Türkiye ranks 9th out of 36 countries with data for 2015.
Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index rising or falling in Türkiye?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. 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 Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, 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/