Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Turkey
Turkey: Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 1.01 index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Primary 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 primary 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.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Turkey peaked at 1.01 index in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.8262 index, in 1981.
Turkey ranks 70th of 165 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Turkey, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.8262 index | — |
| 1982 | 0.8286 index | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.8326 index | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 0.8372 index | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.8434 index | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.8508 index | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.8594 index | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 0.8686 index | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 0.8765 index | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.883 index | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.8886 index | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.8913 index | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.8915 index | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.8896 index | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.885 index | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.8797 index | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.8736 index | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.869 index | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.8664 index | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.8677 index | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.8734 index | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.8831 index | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.8962 index | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.9109 index | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.9256 index | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.9404 index | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.9538 index | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.9652 index | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.9755 index | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9836 index | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.9904 index | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.9955 index | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.9994 index | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 1 index | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 1 index | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 1.01 index | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.01 index | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.01 index | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.01 index | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.01 index | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 1.01 index | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.01 index | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.01 index | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.01 index | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 1.01 index | +0.1% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 1.01 index is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.01 index, 1.0× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 1.01 index is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1 index, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.847 index | 0.8262 index | 0.8765 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.8818 index | 0.8664 index | 0.8915 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9192 index | 0.8677 index | 0.9755 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 index | 0.9836 index | 1.01 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.01 index | 1.01 index | 1.01 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
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 primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Turkey?
- Primary 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 primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 index in 2025.
- What is the lowest primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8262 index in 1981.
- How does Turkey rank for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Turkey ranks 70th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. 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 Primary 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 primary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.