Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in Turkey

Turkey: Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity was 0.9968 GPIA in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.9968 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
56th
of 86 countries
All-time high
0.9968 GPIA
in 2017
All-time low
0.7521 GPIA
in 1975
Years of data
17
1975–2017

Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in Turkey, 1975–2017

00.20.40.60.811975199620171975: 0.752 GPIA1980: 0.804 GPIA1985: 0.898 GPIA1990: 0.915 GPIA2004: 0.952 GPIA2005: 0.955 GPIA2006: 0.957 GPIA2007: 0.956 GPIA2009: 0.975 GPIA2010: 0.98 GPIA2011: 0.985 GPIA2012: 0.988 GPIA2013: 0.991 GPIA2014: 0.992 GPIA2015: 0.994 GPIA2016: 0.995 GPIA2017: 0.997 GPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.

Analysis

In 2017, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in Turkey stood at 0.9968 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in Turkey peaked at 0.9968 GPIA in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.7521 GPIA, in 1975.

Turkey ranks 56th of 86 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in Turkey, year by year

Annual values for Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Turkey, 1975 to 2017.
Year GPIA Change
1975 0.7521 GPIA
1980 0.8036 GPIA +6.9%
1985 0.8984 GPIA +11.8%
1990 0.9152 GPIA +1.9%
2004 0.9517 GPIA +4.0%
2005 0.9553 GPIA +0.4%
2006 0.9568 GPIA +0.2%
2007 0.9564 GPIA -0.0%
2009 0.9753 GPIA +2.0%
2010 0.9797 GPIA +0.5%
2011 0.9848 GPIA +0.5%
2012 0.9882 GPIA +0.3%
2013 0.9905 GPIA +0.2%
2014 0.992 GPIA +0.2%
2015 0.9936 GPIA +0.2%
2016 0.9951 GPIA +0.2%
2017 0.9968 GPIA +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.7521 GPIA 0.7521 GPIA 0.7521 GPIA 1
1980s 0.851 GPIA 0.8036 GPIA 0.8984 GPIA 2
1990s 0.9152 GPIA 0.9152 GPIA 0.9152 GPIA 1
2000s 0.9591 GPIA 0.9517 GPIA 0.9753 GPIA 5
2010s 0.9901 GPIA 0.9797 GPIA 0.9968 GPIA 8

Countries ranked near Turkey

  1. 53 Peru 0.9989 GPIA compare
  2. 54 Greece 0.9981 GPIA compare
  3. 55 Montenegro 0.9974 GPIA compare
  4. 57 Iran 0.9965 GPIA compare
  5. 58 Algeria 0.9965 GPIA compare
  6. 59 Panama 0.9956 GPIA compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in Turkey?
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in Turkey was 0.9968 GPIA in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity recorded in Turkey?
The highest recorded value was 0.9968 GPIA in 2017.
What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity recorded in Turkey?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7521 GPIA in 1975.
How does Turkey rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity?
Turkey ranks 56th out of 86 countries with data for 2017.
Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Turkey?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Turkey data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
123 places, 2,166 data points, 1970–2019
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/