Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral gender in Turkey
Turkey: Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral gender was 0.8201 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.8201 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
20th
of 59 countries
All-time high
0.8206 GPIA
in 2022
All-time low
0.6363 GPIA
in 2013
Years of data
9
2013–2023
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Turkey, 2013–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Turkey recorded 0.8201 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in 2023.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 28.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Turkey peaked at 0.8206 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.6363 GPIA, in 2013.
That places Turkey 20th out of 59 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral gender in Turkey, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.6363 GPIA | — |
| 2014 | 0.6414 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.7285 GPIA | +13.6% |
| 2016 | 0.6588 GPIA | -9.6% |
| 2017 | 0.6667 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.6786 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.754 GPIA | +11.1% |
| 2022 | 0.8206 GPIA | +8.8% |
| 2023 | 0.8201 GPIA | -0.1% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 0.8201 GPIA is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8201 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 0.8201 GPIA is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.775 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.6684 GPIA | 0.6363 GPIA | 0.7285 GPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.7982 GPIA | 0.754 GPIA | 0.8206 GPIA | 3 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
More education data for Turkey
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.5 (2017)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.4 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 788,294 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Turkey?
- Educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Turkey was 0.8201 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8206 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6363 GPIA in 2013.
- How does Turkey rank for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent?
- Turkey ranks 20th out of 59 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent education, population 25+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release