Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Türkiye
Türkiye: Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary was 23.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Türkiye, 1975–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Türkiye is 23.7%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.6% on the previous year and up 34.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Türkiye peaked at 23.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 1975.
Türkiye ranks 56th of 129 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 3.0% | — |
| 1980 | 5.7% | +93.8% |
| 1985 | 15.0% | +161.1% |
| 2004 | 9.6% | -36.0% |
| 2005 | 10.2% | +7.0% |
| 2006 | 10.9% | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 11.3% | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 12.1% | +7.4% |
| 2009 | 13.1% | +7.7% |
| 2010 | 14.0% | +7.3% |
| 2011 | 15.5% | +10.2% |
| 2012 | 16.0% | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 17.6% | +9.6% |
| 2014 | 18.5% | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 20.1% | +8.9% |
| 2016 | 20.8% | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 21.6% | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 19.7% | -9.1% |
| 2019 | 23.1% | +17.3% |
| 2020 | 22.0% | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 22.6% | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 22.8% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 23.7% | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.0% | 3.0% | 3.0% | 1 |
| 1980s | 10.3% | 5.7% | 15.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 11.2% | 9.6% | 13.1% | 6 |
| 2010s | 18.7% | 14.0% | 23.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.8% | 22.0% | 23.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Türkiye
- 53 Iran, Islamic Republic of 24.3% compare
- 54 Macau, China 24.2% compare
- 55 Serbia 23.7% compare
- 57 Croatia 23.5% compare
- 58 Timor-Leste 23.3% compare
- 59 Slovakia 23.2% compare
More education data for Türkiye
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 184,302 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.05 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 980,973 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 12.31 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 5.54 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.87 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0649 units per person (2023)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Türkiye?
- Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Türkiye was 23.7% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 23.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 1975.
- How does Türkiye rank for educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary?
- Türkiye ranks 56th out of 129 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Türkiye data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, population 25+, male (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed short-cycle tertiary education.