Proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum in Turkey
Turkey: Proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum was 59.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum in Turkey, 2007–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum in Turkey is 59.5%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 47.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum in Turkey peaked at 59.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 32.9%, in 2007.
Turkey ranks 40th of 63 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum in Turkey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 32.9% | — |
| 2011 | 40.4% | +22.9% |
| 2015 | 42.4% | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 56.4% | +33.0% |
| 2023 | 59.5% | +5.6% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 59.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 28.8%, 2.1× the median. (11 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 59.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 72.4%, 82% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.9% | 32.9% | 32.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 46.4% | 40.4% | 56.4% | 3 |
| 2020s | 59.5% | 59.5% | 59.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
More infrastructure data for Turkey
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 94.32 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 107.83 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 9.03 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 10.32 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1055 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -9.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 9.03 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.1 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum in Turkey?
- Proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum in Turkey was 59.5% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 59.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.9% in 2007.
- How does Turkey rank for proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum?
- Turkey ranks 40th out of 63 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum proficiency level in reading and mathematics (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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