Country profile

Turkiye

Europe & Central AsiaUpper middle income85.52M inhabitants

Last updated December 22, 2025

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Composite GEFRI Score

Progressing readiness

Turkiye shows progressing readiness (75th percentile worldwide). Reforms are translating into broader capability, though uneven performance continues to slow system-wide alignment. Higher scores indicate a system that is better prepared to anticipate and shape the future of learning.

62.68Composite score
Global percentile
75th
Global rank
#46
Regional rank
#31
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Infrastructure
68.05
66th percentileGlobal avg. 56.42
Human Capital
65.84
95th percentileGlobal avg. 46.98
Innovation
59.16
81st percentileGlobal avg. 42.60
Governance
39.94
38th percentileGlobal avg. 47.71
Access & Parity
80.38
70th percentileGlobal avg. 50.60

Country profile

Turkiye shows strong future-readiness momentum, with clear strengths in Human Capital (66, 95th percentile).

All or most indicators are based on observed data, giving planners a dependable evidence base for decisions. Uneven scores across dimensions highlight areas that need targeted coordination. High internet adoption enables broad participation in digital learning and innovation. Strong tertiary enrollment expands future talent pipelines and strengthens national innovation potential.

Policy execution and regulatory capacity remain weak, leaving reforms fragmented and hard to sustain. Gender parity across secondary pathways reflects sustained commitment to equitable participation.

Governance presents a near-term leapfrog opportunity: performance is just below the global average, backed by enough observed data to support forward planning. Regionally, Governance lags peers the most, signalling where investment could have the highest impact.

Areas with room to grow: Infrastructure (68, 66th percentile) and Governance (40, 38th percentile). These dimensions sit close to global norms and could accelerate quickly with targeted investment.

Key insights

  • Sits above the global median at the 75th percentile.
  • Places 46th worldwide.
  • Holds a regional position of 31st within Europe & Central Asia.
  • Scores range from Access & Parity (80.4) to Governance (39.9), reflecting variation across dimensions.
  • Trails regional peers most clearly in Governance.

Regional peers: Europe & Central Asia

Composite GEFRI score

Global rankRegional rankCountryScore
11Denmark82.00
42Switzerland78.09
63Netherlands77.83
74Sweden77.29
85United Kingdom77.03
96Austria76.84
107Finland76.84
128Germany76.42
139Norway76.31
1510France75.63
1811Portugal73.38
1912Estonia73.29
2213Czechia72.28
2314Iceland72.00
2415Slovenia71.90
2516Lithuania71.83
2617Belgium71.76
2718Ireland71.34
2819Poland71.15
2920Spain70.41
3021Luxembourg70.23
3122Italy70.15
3323Greece69.96
3524Cyprus69.32
3625Latvia68.81
——LiechtensteinMicrostate68.27
3726Hungary66.71
3827Croatia66.50
——San MarinoMicrostate64.62
——GibraltarMicrostate64.49
——AndorraMicrostate64.13
4028Bulgaria63.95
4329Moldova63.48
4430Serbia63.27
4631Turkiye62.68
——MonacoMicrostate62.44
4832Slovak Republic61.61
5133Montenegro60.77
5234Armenia60.50
——Channel IslandsMicrostate60.45
5435Albania60.15
——Isle of ManMicrostate60.00
5536Russian Federation59.93
——Faroe IslandsMicrostate59.77
5737Kazakhstan59.29
5838Georgia58.71
6039North Macedonia58.45
6140Belarus57.83
6941Uzbekistan56.65
7042Bosnia and Herzegovina56.62
——GreenlandMicrostate56.39
7843Romania54.34
8044Kyrgyz Republic54.07
8845Kosovo51.19
9246UkraineFCS50.59
10047Azerbaijan48.44
10448Turkmenistan46.09
10749Tajikistan43.87