Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral both in Turkey
Turkey: Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral both was 2.7% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Turkey, 2013–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Turkey 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 Turkey peaked at 2.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2015.
That places Turkey 3rd out of 67 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral both in Turkey, year by year
| Year | % | 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% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 2.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3%, 8.9× the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 2.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8%, 3.3× the median. (38 countries reporting)
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 Turkey
- 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 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 2.7% 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 2.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2015.
- How does Turkey rank for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent?
- Turkey ranks 3rd out of 67 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 696.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release