Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, urban, adjusted gender parity in Türkiye

Türkiye: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, urban, adjusted gender parity was 0.9641 GPIA in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
0.9641 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
26th
of 38 countries
All-time high
0.9641 GPIA
in 2015
All-time low
0.7513 GPIA
in 1985
Years of data
13
1985–2015

Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, urban, adjusted gender parity in Türkiye, 1985–2015

00.20.40.60.811985200020151985: 0.751 GPIA1990: 0.781 GPIA2004: 0.869 GPIA2005: 0.877 GPIA2006: 0.877 GPIA2007: 0.886 GPIA2009: 0.92 GPIA2010: 0.943 GPIA2011: 0.955 GPIA2012: 0.961 GPIA2013: 0.959 GPIA2014: 0.962 GPIA2015: 0.964 GPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.

Analysis

Türkiye recorded 0.9641 GPIA for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, urban, adjusted gender parity in 2015. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, urban, adjusted gender parity in Türkiye peaked at 0.9641 GPIA in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.7513 GPIA, in 1985.

Türkiye ranks 26th of 38 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, urban, adjusted gender parity in Türkiye, year by year

Annual values for Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Türkiye, 1985 to 2015.
Year GPIA Change
1985 0.7513 GPIA
1990 0.7808 GPIA +3.9%
2004 0.8692 GPIA +11.3%
2005 0.8772 GPIA +0.9%
2006 0.8772 GPIA +0.0%
2007 0.8863 GPIA +1.0%
2009 0.9204 GPIA +3.8%
2010 0.9432 GPIA +2.5%
2011 0.9546 GPIA +1.2%
2012 0.9612 GPIA +0.7%
2013 0.9591 GPIA -0.2%
2014 0.9619 GPIA +0.3%
2015 0.9641 GPIA +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.7513 GPIA 0.7513 GPIA 0.7513 GPIA 1
1990s 0.7808 GPIA 0.7808 GPIA 0.7808 GPIA 1
2000s 0.886 GPIA 0.8692 GPIA 0.9204 GPIA 5
2010s 0.9573 GPIA 0.9432 GPIA 0.9641 GPIA 6

Countries ranked near Türkiye

  1. 23 Palestine, State of 0.9746 GPIA compare
  2. 24 Peru 0.9735 GPIA compare
  3. 25 El Salvador 0.9675 GPIA compare
  4. 27 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.9612 GPIA compare
  5. 28 Bangladesh 0.9307 GPIA compare
  6. 29 Iran 0.9272 GPIA compare

See the full ranking of 38 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, urban, adjusted gender parity in Türkiye?
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, urban, adjusted gender parity in Türkiye was 0.9641 GPIA in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, urban, adjusted gender parity recorded in Türkiye?
The highest recorded value was 0.9641 GPIA in 2015.
What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, urban, adjusted gender parity recorded in Türkiye?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7513 GPIA in 1985.
How does Türkiye rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, urban, adjusted gender parity?
Türkiye ranks 26th out of 38 countries with data for 2015.
Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, urban, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Türkiye?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. 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 Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
38 places, 361 data points, 1976–2019
Last refreshed

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