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Türkiye: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes

97.26percent · 2021+7.1% since 2009

Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics indicator LR.AG15T99. Annual figures for Türkiye from 2004 to 2021.

20042021

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
202197.26
201996.74
201796.15
201695.86
201595.6
201495.44
201395.26
201294.92NAT_EST
201194.11
201092.66
200990.82
200788.66
200688.12
200588.23
200487.37

Source

Published by UIS, produced by UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO. Retrieved 2026-11-08.

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UIS (2026). Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/uis-lr-ag15t99 (accessed 2026-11-14). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.

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