Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total in Türkiye
Türkiye: Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total was 2.7% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total in Türkiye, 2013–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
Türkiye recorded 2.7% for educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total in 2023. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.6% on the previous year and up 696.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total in Türkiye peaked at 2.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2015.
That places Türkiye 3rd out of 66 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.3% | — |
| 2014 | 0.4% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | +6.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | +17.7% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2.3% | +445.0% |
| 2022 | 2.5% | +9.4% |
| 2023 | 2.7% | +8.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 6 |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 2.3% | 2.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Türkiye
- 1 Switzerland 3.3% compare
- 2 Luxembourg 2.8% compare
- 4 Slovenia 2.4% compare
- 5 United States of America 2.3% compare
- 6 Germany 1.9% compare
More education data for Türkiye
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 299,967 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 21.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 102.44 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 102.4% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total in Türkiye?
- Educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total in Türkiye was 2.7% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 2.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2015.
- How does Türkiye rank for educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total?
- Türkiye ranks 3rd out of 66 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is up 696.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed Doctoral or equivalent.