Kyrgyzstan vs Türkiye: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Kyrgyzstan
23.6%
in 2025
Türkiye
22.4%
in 2023
Kyrgyzstan rank
5th
Türkiye rank
8th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Kyrgyzstan
- Türkiye
How they compare
Kyrgyzstan currently reports 23.6% against 22.4% in Türkiye, a difference of 1.2%.
That makes Kyrgyzstan's figure about 1.1 times Türkiye's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Türkiye ahead.
Kyrgyzstan ranks 5th and Türkiye ranks 8th of 123 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Kyrgyzstan averaged higher in 1 and Türkiye in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kyrgyzstan | Türkiye | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.3% | 7.9% | 1.5% | Türkiye |
| 2000s | 5.6% | 6.6% | 1.0% | Türkiye |
| 2010s | 10.9% | 9.2% | 1.7% | Kyrgyzstan |
| 2020s | 17.2% | 19.4% | 2.2% | Türkiye |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, Kyrgyzstan or Türkiye?
- Kyrgyzstan, at 23.6% against 22.4% in Türkiye as of 2025.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Kyrgyzstan and Türkiye?
- 1.2%, with Kyrgyzstan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kyrgyzstan and Türkiye?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
- How do Kyrgyzstan and Türkiye rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 5th and Türkiye ranks 8th of 123 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Health and Welfare programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release