UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of in Türkiye

Türkiye: UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of was 15.9% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
15.9%
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
70th
of 80 countries
All-time high
15.9%
in 2017
All-time low
9.7%
in 2004
Years of data
14
2004–2017

UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of in Türkiye, 2004–2017

0510152004201020172004: 9.72005: 102006: 10.52007: 10.82008: 12.22009: 12.62010: 13.82011: 14.52012: 14.82013: 14.42014: 152015: 15.42016: 15.52017: 15.9

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

Türkiye recorded 15.9% for uis: percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of in 2017. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 46.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, uis: percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of in Türkiye peaked at 15.9% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 9.7%, in 2004.

That places Türkiye 70th out of 80 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of in Türkiye, year by year

Annual values for UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of education is upper secondary, female in Türkiye, 2004 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2004 9.7%
2005 10.0% +2.8%
2006 10.5% +4.9%
2007 10.8% +3.1%
2008 12.2% +12.3%
2009 12.6% +4.0%
2010 13.8% +9.2%
2011 14.5% +4.9%
2012 14.8% +2.4%
2013 14.4% -3.0%
2014 15.0% +4.6%
2015 15.4% +2.5%
2016 15.5% +0.4%
2017 15.9% +2.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 11.0% 9.7% 12.6% 6
2010s 14.9% 13.8% 15.9% 8

Countries ranked near Türkiye

  1. 67 Portugal 17.1% compare
  2. 68 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 16.8% compare
  3. 69 Palestine, State of 16.5% compare
  4. 71 Malta 15.6% compare
  5. 72 Pakistan 15.2% compare
  6. 73 Bangladesh 14.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is uis: percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of in Türkiye?
Uis: percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of in Türkiye was 15.9% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest uis: percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of recorded in Türkiye?
The highest recorded value was 15.9% in 2017.
What is the lowest uis: percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of recorded in Türkiye?
The lowest recorded value was 9.7% in 2004.
How does Türkiye rank for uis: percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of?
Türkiye ranks 70th out of 80 countries with data for 2017.
Is uis: percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of rising or falling in Türkiye?
Over the last ten years it is up 46.7%. 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 UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of education is upper secondary, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of education is upper secondary, female
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
80 places, 887 data points, 1970–2019
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The percentage of female population (age 25 and over) with completed upper secondary education (ISCED 3) as the highest level of educational attainment. This indicator is calculated by dividing the number of females aged 25 years and above who completed upper secondary education as the highest level of educational attainment by the total female population of the same age group and multiplying the result by 100. The UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) educational attainment dataset shows the educational composition of the population aged 25 years and above and hence the stock and quality of human capital within a country. The dataset also reflects the structure and performance of the education system and its accumulated impact on human capital formation. For more information, visit the UNESCO Institute for Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/