Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, male in Türkiye

Türkiye: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, male was 98.4% in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
98.4%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
5th
of 35 countries
All-time high
98.4%
in 2015
All-time low
80.6%
in 1985
Years of data
13
1985–2015

Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, male in Türkiye, 1985–2015

0204060801001985200020151985: 80.6 %1990: 83.8 %2004: 94.5 %2005: 95.8 %2006: 95.8 %2007: 95.7 %2009: 95.2 %2010: 97.1 %2011: 97.8 %2012: 98.2 %2013: 98.2 %2014: 98.3 %2015: 98.4 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2015, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, male in Türkiye stood at 98.4%. 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 2.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, male in Türkiye peaked at 98.4% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 80.6%, in 1985.

Türkiye ranks 5th of 35 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, rural, male in Türkiye, year by year

Annual values for Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, male (%) in Türkiye, 1985 to 2015.
Year % Change
1985 80.6%
1990 83.8% +4.0%
2004 94.5% +12.8%
2005 95.8% +1.4%
2006 95.8% +0.0%
2007 95.7% -0.1%
2009 95.2% -0.6%
2010 97.1% +2.0%
2011 97.8% +0.7%
2012 98.2% +0.3%
2013 98.2% +0.1%
2014 98.3% +0.1%
2015 98.4% +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 80.6% 80.6% 80.6% 1
1990s 83.8% 83.8% 83.8% 1
2000s 95.4% 94.5% 95.8% 5
2010s 98.0% 97.1% 98.4% 6

Countries ranked near Türkiye

  1. 2 Republic of Moldova 99.6% compare
  2. 3 Spain 99.2% compare
  3. 4 Palestine, State of 99.0% compare
  4. 6 Greece 98.2% compare
  5. 7 Uruguay 97.7% compare
  6. 8 Indonesia 96.4% compare

See the full ranking of 35 places →

More reference data data for Türkiye

All data for Türkiye →

Frequently asked questions

What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, male in Türkiye?
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, male in Türkiye was 98.4% in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, male recorded in Türkiye?
The highest recorded value was 98.4% in 2015.
What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, male recorded in Türkiye?
The lowest recorded value was 80.6% in 1985.
How does Türkiye rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, male?
Türkiye ranks 5th out of 35 countries with data for 2015.
Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, male rising or falling in Türkiye?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. 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 Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 13 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, male in Türkiye. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 30 August 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/literacy-rate-population-25-64-years-rural-male-percent/turkiye/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/literacy-rate-population-25-64-years-rural-male-percent/turkiye/">Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, male in Türkiye</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
35 places, 326 data points, 1976–2019
Last refreshed

Percentage of the male population in rural areas between age 25 and age 64 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life. Generally, ‘literacy’ also encompasses ‘numeracy’, the ability to make simple arithmetic calculations. This indicator is calculated by dividing the number of male literates aged 25-64 years by the corresponding age group population and multiplying the result by 100. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/