Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Türkiye
Türkiye: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 0.7478 GPIA in 2015. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Türkiye, 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 Türkiye 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 Türkiye peaked at 0.7478 GPIA in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.5654 GPIA, in 2004.
That places Türkiye 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, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Türkiye, 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% |
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 |
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More education data for Türkiye
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 299,967 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 21.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 102.44 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 102.4% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Türkiye?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Türkiye 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 Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7478 GPIA in 2015.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5654 GPIA in 2004.
- How does Türkiye rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Türkiye ranks 82nd out of 99 countries with data for 2015.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Türkiye 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