Educational attainment rate … completed short-cycle tertiary rural in Turkey
Turkey: Educational attainment rate … completed short-cycle tertiary rural was 0.4629 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
In 2015, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Turkey stood at 0.4629 GPIA.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and up 31.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Turkey peaked at 0.4735 GPIA in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.3534 GPIA, in 2005.
Turkey ranks 82nd of 88 countries on this measure, 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 rural in Turkey, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.3785 GPIA | — |
| 2005 | 0.3534 GPIA | -6.6% |
| 2006 | 0.3958 GPIA | +12.0% |
| 2007 | 0.4129 GPIA | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 0.4248 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 0.4254 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.4497 GPIA | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 0.4569 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.4735 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 0.4369 GPIA | -7.7% |
| 2014 | 0.45 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 0.4629 GPIA | +2.9% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 0.4629 GPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.14 GPIA, 41% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 0.4629 GPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.2 GPIA, 39% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3985 GPIA | 0.3534 GPIA | 0.4254 GPIA | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.455 GPIA | 0.4369 GPIA | 0.4735 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 0.4629 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 0.4735 GPIA in 2012.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3534 GPIA in 2005.
- How does Turkey rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Turkey ranks 82nd out of 88 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 31.0%. 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, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release