Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary both in Turkey
Turkey: Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary both was 21.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Turkey, 1975–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Turkey is 21.9%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 46.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Turkey peaked at 21.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 1975.
Turkey ranks 70th 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 both in Turkey, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 1.8% | — |
| 1980 | 3.6% | +101.5% |
| 1985 | 10.8% | +200.5% |
| 2004 | 7.3% | -32.2% |
| 2005 | 7.9% | +8.1% |
| 2006 | 8.5% | +7.7% |
| 2007 | 8.9% | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 9.8% | +10.3% |
| 2009 | 10.7% | +8.8% |
| 2010 | 11.5% | +7.6% |
| 2011 | 12.8% | +10.7% |
| 2012 | 13.4% | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 14.9% | +11.3% |
| 2014 | 15.8% | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 17.4% | +9.9% |
| 2016 | 18.2% | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 19.1% | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 17.3% | -9.3% |
| 2019 | 20.8% | +20.0% |
| 2020 | 19.7% | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 20.5% | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 20.9% | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 21.9% | +4.4% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 21.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 20.1%, 1.1× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 21.9% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 35.4%, 62% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary both 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 | +200.5% | 3.6% | 10.8% |
| 1980 | +101.5% | 1.8% | 3.6% |
| 2004 | -32.2% | 10.8% | 7.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1 |
| 1980s | 7.2% | 3.6% | 10.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 8.9% | 7.3% | 10.7% | 6 |
| 2010s | 16.1% | 11.5% | 20.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.8% | 19.7% | 21.9% | 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 21.9% 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 21.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 1975.
- How does Turkey rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Turkey ranks 70th 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 46.9%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release