The number of illiterate people in Turkey consistently went down from 2008 to 2022. As of 2022, the number of illiterate Turkish people amounted to 1.55 million.
Number of illiterate people* in Turkey from 2008 to 2022 (in millions)
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Education expenditure
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Pre-primary education
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Primary education
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- Basic Statistic Number of primary schools in Turkey 2015-2023, by type of school
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Lower secondary education
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- Premium Statistic Number of lower secondary schools in Turkey 2015-2023, by type of school
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Upper secondary education
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- Premium Statistic Number of upper secondary schools in Turkey 2015-2023, by type
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- Premium Statistic Number of teachers in upper secondary schools in Turkey 2015-2023, by type of school
- Premium Statistic Number of students in vocational upper secondary schools in Turkey 2015-2023, by type
- Basic Statistic Number of teachers in vocational upper secondary schools in Turkey 2015-2023, by type
- Basic Statistic Number of vocational & technical upper secondary schools in Turkey 2015-2023, by type
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Higher education
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- Premium Statistic Number of higher education students in Turkey in academic year 2022/2023, by degree
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- Basic Statistic Leading Turkish Universities by Times Higher Education score 2022/2023
Other educational institutions
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- Premium Statistic Number of public non-formal education institutions in Turkey 2022/2023, by type
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Education level of the society
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Public opinion
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- Basic Statistic Contribution of education to people's lives in Turkey 2021
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TurkStat. (May 26, 2023). Number of illiterate people* in Turkey from 2008 to 2022 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 04, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/976164/turkey-number-of-illiterate-people/
TurkStat. "Number of illiterate people* in Turkey from 2008 to 2022 (in millions)." Chart. May 26, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/976164/turkey-number-of-illiterate-people/
TurkStat. (2023). Number of illiterate people* in Turkey from 2008 to 2022 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/976164/turkey-number-of-illiterate-people/
TurkStat. "Number of Illiterate People* in Turkey from 2008 to 2022 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 May 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/976164/turkey-number-of-illiterate-people/
TurkStat, Number of illiterate people* in Turkey from 2008 to 2022 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/976164/turkey-number-of-illiterate-people/ (last visited May 04, 2024)
Number of illiterate people* in Turkey from 2008 to 2022 (in millions) [Graph], TurkStat, May 26, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/976164/turkey-number-of-illiterate-people/