Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Türkiye
Türkiye: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 0.3464 LPIA in 2015. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Türkiye, 2004–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Türkiye recorded 0.3464 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2015.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 24.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Türkiye peaked at 0.3511 LPIA in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.1978 LPIA, in 2009.
Türkiye ranks 63rd of 93 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.2619 LPIA | — |
| 2005 | 0.2778 LPIA | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 0.2785 LPIA | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.283 LPIA | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.2638 LPIA | -6.8% |
| 2009 | 0.1978 LPIA | -25.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2772 LPIA | +40.1% |
| 2011 | 0.2898 LPIA | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 0.2991 LPIA | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 0.3453 LPIA | +15.5% |
| 2014 | 0.3511 LPIA | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.3464 LPIA | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2605 LPIA | 0.1978 LPIA | 0.283 LPIA | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.3181 LPIA | 0.2772 LPIA | 0.3511 LPIA | 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 0.3464 LPIA 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 0.3511 LPIA in 2014.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1978 LPIA in 2009.
- How does Türkiye rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Türkiye ranks 63rd out of 93 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 24.7%. 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, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release