Turkey

Literacy Rate

96.17
percent
Dec 75Dec 80Dec 85Dec 06Dec 07Dec 09Dec 11Dec 12Dec 14Dec 15Dec 160.00025.0050.0075.00100.00
  • Turkey
  • Global Median
Source: IMF

Global Ranking

53
Palau96.59
54
Macao96.54
55
Kuwait96.46
56
Chile96.4
58
Turkey96.17
59
Portugal96.14
61
Seychelles95.87
62
Vietnam95.75
63
Panama95.74

Middle East Ranking

1
Jordan98.23
4
Kuwait96.46
5
Turkey96.17
6
Oman95.65
7
Lebanon95.07
8
Qatar93.46
9
Israel91.75
10
Bahrain90.98

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Definition of Literacy Rate

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.

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