Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary male in Turkey
Turkey: Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary male was 23.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Turkey, 1975–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Turkey stood at 23.7%. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 34.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Turkey peaked at 23.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 1975.
Turkey ranks 56th of 129 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary male in Turkey, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 3.0% | — |
| 1980 | 5.7% | +93.8% |
| 1985 | 15.0% | +161.1% |
| 2004 | 9.6% | -36.0% |
| 2005 | 10.2% | +7.0% |
| 2006 | 10.9% | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 11.3% | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 12.1% | +7.4% |
| 2009 | 13.1% | +7.7% |
| 2010 | 14.0% | +7.3% |
| 2011 | 15.5% | +10.2% |
| 2012 | 16.0% | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 17.6% | +9.6% |
| 2014 | 18.5% | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 20.1% | +8.9% |
| 2016 | 20.8% | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 21.6% | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 19.7% | -9.1% |
| 2019 | 23.1% | +17.3% |
| 2020 | 22.0% | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 22.6% | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 22.8% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 23.7% | +3.6% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 23.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 17.6%, 1.3× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 23.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 31.5%, 75% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary male in Turkey changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +161.1% | 5.7% | 15.0% |
| 1980 | +93.8% | 3.0% | 5.7% |
| 2004 | -36.0% | 15.0% | 9.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.0% | 3.0% | 3.0% | 1 |
| 1980s | 10.3% | 5.7% | 15.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 11.2% | 9.6% | 13.1% | 6 |
| 2010s | 18.7% | 14.0% | 23.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.8% | 22.0% | 23.7% | 4 |
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 23.7% in 2023, 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 23.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 1975.
- How does Turkey rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Turkey ranks 56th out of 129 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.7%. 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release