Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master gender in Turkey
Turkey: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master gender was 0.8379 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Turkey, 2013–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Turkey recorded 0.8379 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in 2023. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 26.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Turkey peaked at 0.8379 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.6618 GPIA, in 2013.
That places Turkey 57th out of 77 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master gender in Turkey, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.6618 GPIA | — |
| 2014 | 0.6758 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.6955 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 0.7071 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.7304 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 0.7501 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 0.8198 GPIA | +9.3% |
| 2023 | 0.8379 GPIA | +2.2% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 0.8379 GPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9788 GPIA, 86% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 0.8379 GPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.09 GPIA, 77% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.7035 GPIA | 0.6618 GPIA | 0.7501 GPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.8289 GPIA | 0.8198 GPIA | 0.8379 GPIA | 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 0.8379 GPIA 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 0.8379 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6618 GPIA in 2013.
- How does Turkey rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Turkey ranks 57th out of 77 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 26.6%. 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 Master's or equivalent education or higher, 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