Working-age population with primary education, aged 25-64 in Turkey

Turkey: Working-age population with primary education, aged 25-64 was 0.4% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.4%
Change on year
down 3.4%
World rank
29th
of 109 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2000
All-time low
0.4%
in 2019
Years of data
20
2000–2019

Working-age population with primary education, aged 25-64 in Turkey, 2000–2019

00.20.40.62000200920192000: 0.546 % of population aged 25-642001: 0.545 % of population aged 25-642002: 0.54 % of population aged 25-642003: 0.536 % of population aged 25-642004: 0.519 % of population aged 25-642005: 0.502 % of population aged 25-642006: 0.49 % of population aged 25-642007: 0.489 % of population aged 25-642008: 0.483 % of population aged 25-642009: 0.479 % of population aged 25-642010: 0.477 % of population aged 25-642011: 0.462 % of population aged 25-642012: 0.442 % of population aged 25-642013: 0.43 % of population aged 25-642014: 0.424 % of population aged 25-642015: 0.413 % of population aged 25-642016: 0.396 % of population aged 25-642017: 0.382 % of population aged 25-642018: 0.366 % of population aged 25-642019: 0.353 % of population aged 25-64

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of population aged 25-64.

Analysis

In 2019, working-age population with primary education, aged 25-64 in Turkey stood at 0.4%. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.

That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and down 26.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, working-age population with primary education, aged 25-64 in Turkey peaked at 0.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2019.

Turkey ranks 29th of 109 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Working-age population with primary education, aged 25-64 in Turkey, year by year

Annual values for Working-age population with primary education, aged 25-64 (% of population aged 25-64) in Turkey, 2000 to 2019.
Year % of population aged 25-64 Change
2000 0.5%
2001 0.5% -0.2%
2002 0.5% -1.0%
2003 0.5% -0.6%
2004 0.5% -3.2%
2005 0.5% -3.3%
2006 0.5% -2.3%
2007 0.5% -0.3%
2008 0.5% -1.2%
2009 0.5% -0.9%
2010 0.5% -0.4%
2011 0.5% -3.0%
2012 0.4% -4.4%
2013 0.4% -2.9%
2014 0.4% -1.3%
2015 0.4% -2.6%
2016 0.4% -4.0%
2017 0.4% -3.5%
2018 0.4% -4.3%
2019 0.4% -3.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 10
2010s 0.4% 0.4% 0.5% 10

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Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population with primary education, aged 25-64 in Turkey?
Working-age population with primary education, aged 25-64 in Turkey was 0.4% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population with primary education, aged 25-64 recorded in Turkey?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2000.
What is the lowest working-age population with primary education, aged 25-64 recorded in Turkey?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2019.
How does Turkey rank for working-age population with primary education, aged 25-64?
Turkey ranks 29th out of 109 countries with data for 2019.
Is working-age population with primary education, aged 25-64 rising or falling in Turkey?
Over the last ten years it is down 26.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Turkey data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Working-age population with primary education, aged 25-64 (% of population aged 25-64). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Working-age population with primary education, aged 25-64 (% of population aged 25-64)
Unit
% of population aged 25-64
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
109 places, 1,530 data points, 1970–2021
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