Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master both in Turkey
Turkey: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master both was 15.8% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Turkey, 2013–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Turkey recorded 15.8% 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 4.2% on the previous year and up 919.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Turkey peaked at 15.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 2013.
Turkey ranks 15th of 82 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master both in Turkey, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1.6% | — |
| 2014 | 1.6% | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 1.8% | +7.3% |
| 2016 | 1.8% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 2.3% | +26.8% |
| 2019 | 2.6% | +13.9% |
| 2022 | 15.2% | +489.3% |
| 2023 | 15.8% | +4.2% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 15.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.5%, 6.3× the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 15.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 14.6%, 1.1× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.9% | 1.6% | 2.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | 15.5% | 15.2% | 15.8% | 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 15.8% 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 15.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 2013.
- How does Turkey rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Turkey ranks 15th out of 82 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 919.5%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release