Cyprus vs Türkiye: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Cyprus
2.3%
in 2024
Türkiye
2.4%
in 2023
Cyprus rank
100th
Türkiye rank
98th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Cyprus
- Türkiye
How they compare
Türkiye currently reports 2.4% against 2.3% in Cyprus, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Türkiye ahead.
Cyprus ranks 100th and Türkiye ranks 98th of 123 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Cyprus averaged higher in 1 and Türkiye in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cyprus | Türkiye | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.5% | 7.1% | 4.6% | Türkiye |
| 2000s | 3.6% | 4.9% | 1.3% | Türkiye |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 4.0% | 1.1% | Türkiye |
| 2020s | 2.4% | 2.3% | 0.1% | Cyprus |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, Cyprus or Türkiye?
- Türkiye, at 2.4% against 2.3% in Cyprus as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Cyprus and Türkiye?
- 0.1%, with Türkiye ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Türkiye?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
- How do Cyprus and Türkiye rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Cyprus ranks 100th and Türkiye ranks 98th of 123 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics 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