Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Türkiye
Türkiye: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 0.257 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 0.257 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2015.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 31.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Türkiye peaked at 0.2584 LPIA in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.1492 LPIA, in 2009.
That places Türkiye 74th out of 87 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 | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.2 LPIA | — |
| 2005 | 0.1959 LPIA | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.2101 LPIA | +7.2% |
| 2007 | 0.2182 LPIA | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 0.1994 LPIA | -8.6% |
| 2009 | 0.1492 LPIA | -25.2% |
| 2010 | 0.2145 LPIA | +43.8% |
| 2011 | 0.225 LPIA | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 0.234 LPIA | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2526 LPIA | +8.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2584 LPIA | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.257 LPIA | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1955 LPIA | 0.1492 LPIA | 0.2182 LPIA | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.2402 LPIA | 0.2145 LPIA | 0.2584 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 0.257 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 0.2584 LPIA in 2014.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1492 LPIA in 2009.
- How does Türkiye rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Türkiye ranks 74th out of 87 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 31.2%. 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, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release