Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Türkiye
Türkiye: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 23.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Türkiye, 1975–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Türkiye 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 Türkiye peaked at 23.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 1975.
Türkiye 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 education in Türkiye, 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% |
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 Türkiye
- 53 Iran, Islamic Republic of 24.3% compare
- 54 Macau, China 24.2% compare
- 55 Serbia 23.7% compare
- 57 Croatia 23.5% compare
- 58 Timor-Leste 23.3% compare
- 59 Slovak Republic 23.2% compare
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 23.7% in 2023, 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 23.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 1975.
- How does Türkiye rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Türkiye ranks 56th out of 129 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.7%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release