Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Türkiye
Türkiye: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 0.8514 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Türkiye, 1975–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Türkiye recorded 0.8514 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2023. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 21.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Türkiye peaked at 0.8514 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.2159 GPIA, in 1975.
Türkiye ranks 97th of 127 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.2159 GPIA | — |
| 1980 | 0.2617 GPIA | +21.2% |
| 1985 | 0.4473 GPIA | +70.9% |
| 2004 | 0.5331 GPIA | +19.2% |
| 2005 | 0.5498 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 0.5703 GPIA | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 0.5798 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.6271 GPIA | +8.2% |
| 2009 | 0.6424 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 0.6463 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.6546 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.6732 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 0.6985 GPIA | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 0.7158 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 0.7312 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.7494 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 0.7669 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.7632 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.802 GPIA | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 0.7926 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.8147 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 0.8365 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 0.8514 GPIA | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2159 GPIA | 0.2159 GPIA | 0.2159 GPIA | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.3545 GPIA | 0.2617 GPIA | 0.4473 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.5837 GPIA | 0.5331 GPIA | 0.6424 GPIA | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.7201 GPIA | 0.6463 GPIA | 0.802 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8238 GPIA | 0.7926 GPIA | 0.8514 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Türkiye
- 94 Uzbekistan 0.888 GPIA compare
- 95 Egypt 0.8738 GPIA compare
- 96 Austria 0.8701 GPIA compare
- 98 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0.8494 GPIA compare
- 99 Guatemala 0.8489 GPIA compare
- 100 Hong Kong, China 0.8339 GPIA 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 0.8514 GPIA 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 0.8514 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2159 GPIA in 1975.
- How does Türkiye rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Türkiye ranks 97th out of 127 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 21.9%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release