Educational attainment rate … adjusted short-cycle tertiary urban in Turkey
Turkey: Educational attainment rate … adjusted short-cycle tertiary urban was 0.7478 GPIA in 2015. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Turkey, 2004–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Turkey is 0.7478 GPIA, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 25.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Turkey peaked at 0.7478 GPIA in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.5654 GPIA, in 2004.
That places Turkey 82nd out of 99 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate … adjusted short-cycle tertiary urban in Turkey, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.5654 GPIA | — |
| 2005 | 0.5958 GPIA | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 0.6113 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 0.617 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.6545 GPIA | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 0.6588 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.6724 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.6806 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.6993 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 0.7158 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.7331 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.7478 GPIA | +2.0% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 0.7478 GPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.07 GPIA, 70% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 0.7478 GPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.06 GPIA, 70% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6171 GPIA | 0.5654 GPIA | 0.6588 GPIA | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.7082 GPIA | 0.6724 GPIA | 0.7478 GPIA | 6 |
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 short-cycle tertiary education in Turkey?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Turkey was 0.7478 GPIA in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7478 GPIA in 2015.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5654 GPIA in 2004.
- How does Turkey rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Turkey ranks 82nd out of 99 countries with data for 2015.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.5%. 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 short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release