Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes in Türkiye
Türkiye: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes was 7.56 million number in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2018)
7.56 million number
Change on year
up 5.0%
World rank
6th
of 193 countries
All-time high
7.56 million number
in 2018
All-time low
169,672 number
in 1972
Years of data
46
1971–2018
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes in Türkiye, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Türkiye recorded 7.56 million number for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes in 2018. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.
The figure is up 5.0% on the previous year and up 198.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes in Türkiye peaked at 7.56 million number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 169,672 number, in 1972.
Türkiye ranks 6th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 169,793 number | — |
| 1972 | 169,672 number | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 172,075 number | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 185,285 number | +7.7% |
| 1975 | 263,990 number | +42.5% |
| 1976 | 327,082 number | +23.9% |
| 1977 | 360,243 number | +10.1% |
| 1978 | 359,792 number | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 339,510 number | -5.6% |
| 1980 | 279,779 number | -17.6% |
| 1981 | 246,183 number | -12.0% |
| 1982 | 254,446 number | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 281,929 number | +10.8% |
| 1984 | 335,080 number | +18.9% |
| 1985 | 417,225 number | +24.5% |
| 1986 | 469,992 number | +12.6% |
| 1987 | 505,091 number | +7.5% |
| 1988 | 534,459 number | +5.8% |
| 1989 | 594,662 number | +11.3% |
| 1990 | 685,500 number | +15.3% |
| 1991 | 749,921 number | +9.4% |
| 1992 | 810,781 number | +8.1% |
| 1993 | 923,719 number | +13.9% |
| 1994 | 1.14 million number | +23.7% |
| 1995 | 1.17 million number | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 1.43 million number | +22.1% |
| 1998 | 1.41 million number | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 1.46 million number | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 1.61 million number | +9.7% |
| 2002 | 1.68 million number | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 1.92 million number | +14.3% |
| 2004 | 1.97 million number | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 2.11 million number | +6.8% |
| 2006 | 2.34 million number | +11.2% |
| 2007 | 2.45 million number | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 2.53 million number | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 2.92 million number | +15.5% |
| 2010 | 3.53 million number | +20.7% |
| 2011 | 3.82 million number | +8.2% |
| 2012 | 4.35 million number | +14.1% |
| 2013 | 4.98 million number | +14.3% |
| 2014 | 5.47 million number | +10.0% |
| 2015 | 6.06 million number | +10.8% |
| 2016 | 6.69 million number | +10.3% |
| 2017 | 7.20 million number | +7.6% |
| 2018 | 7.56 million number | +5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 260,827 number | 169,672 number | 360,243 number | 9 |
| 1980s | 391,885 number | 246,183 number | 594,662 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.09 million number | 685,500 number | 1.46 million number | 9 |
| 2000s | 2.17 million number | 1.61 million number | 2.92 million number | 9 |
| 2010s | 5.52 million number | 3.53 million number | 7.56 million number | 9 |
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More education data for Türkiye
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes in Türkiye?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes in Türkiye was 7.56 million number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 7.56 million number in 2018.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 169,672 number in 1972.
- How does Türkiye rank for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes?
- Türkiye ranks 6th out of 193 countries with data for 2018.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is up 198.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Türkiye data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The total number of students enrolled at public and private tertiary education institutions.