Population aged 25-64, primary education and below in Turkey

Turkey: Population aged 25-64, primary education and below was 0.7% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.7%
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
3rd
of 108 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2014
All-time low
0.6%
in 2013
Years of data
20
2000–2019

Population aged 25-64, primary education and below in Turkey, 2000–2019

00.20.40.60.82000200920192000: 0.686 % of population with low edcuation2001: 0.695 % of population with low edcuation2002: 0.708 % of population with low edcuation2003: 0.719 % of population with low edcuation2004: 0.647 % of population with low edcuation2005: 0.664 % of population with low edcuation2006: 0.671 % of population with low edcuation2007: 0.681 % of population with low edcuation2008: 0.688 % of population with low edcuation2009: 0.697 % of population with low edcuation2010: 0.708 % of population with low edcuation2011: 0.576 % of population with low edcuation2012: 0.573 % of population with low edcuation2013: 0.573 % of population with low edcuation2014: 0.771 % of population with low edcuation2015: 0.763 % of population with low edcuation2016: 0.757 % of population with low edcuation2017: 0.751 % of population with low edcuation2018: 0.745 % of population with low edcuation2019: 0.739 % of population with low edcuation

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of population with low edcuation.

Analysis

In 2019, population aged 25-64, primary education and below in Turkey stood at 0.7%.

That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population aged 25-64, primary education and below in Turkey peaked at 0.8% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2013.

That places Turkey 3rd out of 108 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

Population aged 25-64, primary education and below in Turkey, year by year

Annual values for Population aged 25-64, primary education and below (% of population with low edcuation) in Turkey, 2000 to 2019.
Year % of population with low edcuation Change
2000 0.7%
2001 0.7% +1.4%
2002 0.7% +1.9%
2003 0.7% +1.5%
2004 0.6% -9.9%
2005 0.7% +2.6%
2006 0.7% +1.1%
2007 0.7% +1.4%
2008 0.7% +1.0%
2009 0.7% +1.4%
2010 0.7% +1.5%
2011 0.6% -18.6%
2012 0.6% -0.4%
2013 0.6% -0.1%
2014 0.8% +34.6%
2015 0.8% -1.0%
2016 0.8% -0.8%
2017 0.8% -0.8%
2018 0.7% -0.7%
2019 0.7% -0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.7% 0.6% 0.7% 10
2010s 0.7% 0.6% 0.8% 10

Countries ranked near Turkey

  1. 1 Austria 1.0%
  2. 2 Norway 0.8% compare
  3. 4 Mongolia 0.7% compare
  4. 5 United Kingdom 0.7% compare
  5. 6 Indonesia 0.7% compare

See the full ranking of 108 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is population aged 25-64, primary education and below in Turkey?
Population aged 25-64, primary education and below in Turkey was 0.7% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest population aged 25-64, primary education and below recorded in Turkey?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2014.
What is the lowest population aged 25-64, primary education and below recorded in Turkey?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2013.
How does Turkey rank for population aged 25-64, primary education and below?
Turkey ranks 3rd out of 108 countries with data for 2019.
Is population aged 25-64, primary education and below rising or falling in Turkey?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Turkey data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Population aged 25-64, primary education and below (% of population with low edcuation). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population aged 25-64, primary education and below (% of population with low edcuation)
Unit
% of population with low edcuation
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
108 places, 1,501 data points, 1970–2021
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