Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Turkey
Turkey: Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 1.01 index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Turkey, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Turkey is 1.01 index, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Turkey peaked at 1.01 index in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.4965 index, in 1981.
That places Turkey 100th out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Turkey, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.4965 index | — |
| 1982 | 0.5064 index | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 0.52 index | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 0.5323 index | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 0.5424 index | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 0.5421 index | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.5433 index | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.5458 index | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 0.5532 index | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.5626 index | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 0.5754 index | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 0.5902 index | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 0.6085 index | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 0.6244 index | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 0.6399 index | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 0.6514 index | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 0.666 index | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.6795 index | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.6939 index | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 0.706 index | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 0.7159 index | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.726 index | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.7428 index | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.7668 index | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 0.7954 index | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 0.8235 index | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 0.848 index | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.8675 index | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 0.8862 index | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.9038 index | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9205 index | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.936 index | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.9509 index | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.9655 index | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.9782 index | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.9878 index | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9947 index | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.9993 index | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 1 index | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 1.01 index | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 1.01 index | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 1.01 index | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.01 index | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 1.01 index | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1.01 index | +0.0% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 1.01 index is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.03 index, 98% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 1.01 index is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.01 index, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.5313 index | 0.4965 index | 0.5532 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.6292 index | 0.5626 index | 0.6939 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7878 index | 0.706 index | 0.8862 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9639 index | 0.9038 index | 1 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.01 index | 1.01 index | 1.01 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
- 97 North Macedonia 1.01 index compare
- 98 Poland 1.01 index compare
- 99 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.01 index compare
- 101 Moldova 1.01 index compare
- 102 Armenia 1.01 index compare
- 103 Kyrgyzstan 1.01 index compare
More gender data for Turkey
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 16,631 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.16 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 72,396 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 72,396 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.8922 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 508,403 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 533,517 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 509,261 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 534,655 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 511,701 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Turkey?
- Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Turkey was 1.01 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 index in 2025.
- What is the lowest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4965 index in 1981.
- How does Turkey rank for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Turkey ranks 100th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal lower secondary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.