Educational attainment rate … tertiary short-cycle location in Turkey
Turkey: Educational attainment rate … tertiary short-cycle location was 0.415 LPIA in 2015. ▲ Rising
Latest (2015)
0.415 LPIA
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
47th
of 91 countries
All-time high
0.421 LPIA
in 2014
All-time low
0.231 LPIA
in 2009
Years of data
12
2004–2015
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Turkey, 2004–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2015, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Turkey stood at 0.415 LPIA.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 25.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Turkey peaked at 0.421 LPIA in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.231 LPIA, in 2009.
That places Turkey 47th out of 91 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate … tertiary short-cycle location in Turkey, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.2987 LPIA | — |
| 2005 | 0.3303 LPIA | +10.6% |
| 2006 | 0.3245 LPIA | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.3261 LPIA | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.3072 LPIA | -5.8% |
| 2009 | 0.231 LPIA | -24.8% |
| 2010 | 0.3208 LPIA | +38.8% |
| 2011 | 0.3351 LPIA | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 0.3456 LPIA | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 0.4138 LPIA | +19.8% |
| 2014 | 0.421 LPIA | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.415 LPIA | -1.4% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 0.415 LPIA is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3351 LPIA, 1.2× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 0.415 LPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.5464 LPIA, 76% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.303 LPIA | 0.231 LPIA | 0.3303 LPIA | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.3752 LPIA | 0.3208 LPIA | 0.421 LPIA | 6 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
- 44 South Africa 0.4354 LPIA compare
- 45 Iceland 0.4303 LPIA compare
- 46 Thailand 0.4225 LPIA compare
- 48 Costa Rica 0.4103 LPIA compare
- 49 Paraguay 0.4053 LPIA compare
- 50 Bangladesh 0.396 LPIA compare
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 0.415 LPIA 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 0.421 LPIA in 2014.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.231 LPIA in 2009.
- How does Turkey rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Turkey ranks 47th out of 91 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 25.7%. 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, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release