IDA total vs Turkey: Literacy rate, adult female
IDA total
63.8%
in 2024
Turkey
95.3%
in 2021
IDA total rank
30th
Turkey rank
28th
Literacy rate, adult female over time
- IDA total
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 95.3% against 63.8% in IDA total, a difference of 31.5%.
That makes Turkey's figure about 1.5 times IDA total's.
Across all 17 years both countries report, Turkey has been ahead every year.
IDA total ranks 30th and Turkey ranks 28th of 39 groups.
Turkey has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | IDA total | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 36.3% | 64.2% | 27.9% | Turkey |
| 1990s | 39.5% | 68.5% | 29.0% | Turkey |
| 2000s | 49.4% | 81.4% | 32.0% | Turkey |
| 2010s | 56.3% | 92.0% | 35.7% | Turkey |
| 2020s | 62.3% | 95.3% | 32.9% | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher literacy rate, adult female, IDA total or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 95.3% against 63.8% in IDA total as of 2021.
- What is the difference in literacy rate, adult female between IDA total and Turkey?
- 31.5%, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for IDA total and Turkey?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2021.
- How do IDA total and Turkey rank globally for literacy rate, adult female?
- IDA total ranks 30th and Turkey ranks 28th of 39 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Literacy rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.