Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master s male in Turkey
Turkey: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master s male was 17.3% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Turkey, 2013–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Turkey is 17.3%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 821.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Turkey peaked at 17.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 2013.
Turkey ranks 7th of 81 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master s male in Turkey, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1.9% | — |
| 2014 | 2.0% | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 2.1% | +6.1% |
| 2016 | 2.1% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 2.6% | +25.1% |
| 2019 | 3.0% | +12.6% |
| 2022 | 16.7% | +466.9% |
| 2023 | 17.3% | +3.2% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 17.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.7%, 6.5× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 17.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 14.0%, 1.2× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.3% | 1.9% | 3.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 17.0% | 16.7% | 17.3% | 2 |
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 master's or equivalent in Turkey?
- Educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Turkey was 17.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 17.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 2013.
- How does Turkey rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Turkey ranks 7th out of 81 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 821.0%. 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 Master's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release