How many years of comparable data are there for Türkiye and United States of America?

11 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2014.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Services programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Türkiye vs United States of America: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from

Türkiye

6.5%

in 2018

United States of America

6.5%

in 2016

Türkiye rank

22nd

United States of America rank

21st

Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time

Türkiye
United States of America

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 6.5% against 6.5% in Türkiye, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Türkiye ahead.

Türkiye ranks 22nd and United States of America ranks 21st of 101 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Türkiye averaged higher in 1 and United States of America in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Türkiye	United States of America	Difference	Ahead
1990s	3.7%	2.8%	0.8%	Türkiye
2000s	4.7%	5.7%	1.0%	United States of America
2010s	4.3%	6.9%	2.5%	United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, Türkiye or United States of America?: United States of America, at 6.5% against 6.5% in Türkiye as of 2016.
What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Türkiye and United States of America?: 0.0%, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Türkiye and United States of America?: 11 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2014.
How do Türkiye and United States of America rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?: Türkiye ranks 22nd and United States of America ranks 21st of 101 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Services programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Services programmes, both sexes (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 101 places, 1,160 data points, 1998–2020
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Share of all tertiary graduates who completed services programmes in the reference year.