Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Türkiye
Türkiye: Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent was 2.7% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Türkiye, 2013–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Türkiye stood at 2.7%. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 8.6% on the previous year and up 696.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Türkiye peaked at 2.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2015.
That places Türkiye 3rd out of 67 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
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 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)
- School enrollment, primary 102.4% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0035 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Türkiye?
- Educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Türkiye was 2.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 2.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2015.
- How does Türkiye rank for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent?
- Türkiye ranks 3rd out of 67 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent education, population 25+ years, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release