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Turkiye — 36 years of data

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Historical Values
Year Value
1990 70%
1991 81% (male 90%, female 71%) age 15 and over can read and write (1990 est.)
1992 81% (male 90%, female 71%) age 15 and over can read and write (1990 est.)
1993 age 15 and over can read and write (1990) total population: 81% male: 90% female: 71%
1994 age 15 and over can read and write (1990 est.) total population: 81% male: 90% female: 71%
1995 age 15 and over can read and write (1990) total population: 79% male: 90% female: 68%
1996 age 15 and over can read and write (1995 est.) total population: 82.3% male: 91.7% female: 72.4%
1997 definition : age 15 and over can read and write total population: 82.3% male: 91.7% female: 72.4% (1995 est.)
1998 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 82.3% male: 91.7% female: 72.4% (1995 est.)
1999 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 82.3% male: 91.7% female: 72.4% (1995 est.)
2000 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 82.3% male: 91.7% female: 72.4% (1995 est.)
2001 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 85% male: 94% female: 77% (2000)
2002 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 85% male: 94% female: 77% (2000)
2003 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 86.5% male: 94.3% female: 78.7% (2003 est.)
2004 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 86.5% male: 94.3% female: 78.7% (2003 est.)
2005 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 86.5% male: 94.3% female: 78.7% (2003 est.)
2006 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 86.5% male: 94.3% female: 78.7% (2003 est.)
2007 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 87.4% male: 95.3% female: 79.6% (2004 est.)
2008 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 87.4% male: 95.3% female: 79.6% (2004 est.)
2009 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 87.4% male: 95.3% female: 79.6% (2004 est.)
2010 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 87.4% male: 95.3% female: 79.6% (2004 est.)
2011 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 87.4% male: 95.3% female: 79.6% (2004 est.)
2012 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 87.4% male: 95.3% female: 79.6% (2004 est.)
2013 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 94.1% male: 97.9% female: 90.3% (2011 est.)
2014 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 94.1% male: 97.9% female: 90.3% (2011 est.)
2015 definition: age 15 and over can read and write | total population: 95% | male: 98.4% | female: 91.8% (2015 est.)
2016 definition: age 15 and over can read and write | total population: 95% | male: 98.4% | female: 91.8% (2015 est.)
2017 definition: age 15 and over can read and write | total population: 95.6% | male: 98.6% | female: 92.6% (2015 est.)
2018 definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.) | total population: 95.6% (2015 est.) | male: 98.6% (2015 est.) | female: 92.6% (2015 est.)
2019 definition: age 15 and over can read and write | total population: 96.2% | male: 98.8% | female: 93.6% (2016)
2020 definition: age 15 and over can read and write | total population: 96.2% | male: 98.8% | female: 93.5% (2017)
2021 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 96.7% male: 99.1% female: 94.4% (2019)
2022 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 96.7% male: 99.1% female: 94.4% (2019)
2023 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 96.7% male: 99.1% female: 94.4% (2019)
2024 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 96.7% male: 99.1% female: 94.4% (2019)
2025 total population: 97.3% (2021 est.) male: 99.3% (2021 est.) female: 95.3% (2021 est.)