Educational attainment rate … both short-cycle tertiary urban in Turkey
Turkey: Educational attainment rate … both short-cycle tertiary urban was 19.0% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Turkey, 2004–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2015, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Turkey stood at 19.0%. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.7% on the previous year and up 73.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Turkey peaked at 19.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 10.2%, in 2004.
That places Turkey 72nd out of 101 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 … both short-cycle tertiary urban in Turkey, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 10.2% | — |
| 2005 | 10.9% | +6.8% |
| 2006 | 11.7% | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 12.1% | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 12.7% | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 13.3% | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 14.6% | +9.6% |
| 2011 | 15.9% | +9.5% |
| 2012 | 16.6% | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 16.3% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 17.3% | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 19.0% | +9.7% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 19.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 23.2%, 82% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 19.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 40.3%, 47% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.8% | 10.2% | 13.3% | 6 |
| 2010s | 16.6% | 14.6% | 19.0% | 6 |
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 19.0% 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 19.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.2% in 2004.
- How does Turkey rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Turkey ranks 72nd out of 101 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 73.7%. 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, urban, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release