Female share of graduates in Information and Communication in Turkey
Turkey: Female share of graduates in Information and Communication was 34.5% in 2014. ▲ Rising
Female share of graduates in Information and Communication in Turkey, 1999–2014
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for female share of graduates in information and communication in Turkey is 34.5%, measured in 2014.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female share of graduates in information and communication in Turkey peaked at 41.3% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 26.3%, in 1999.
That places Turkey 26th out of 85 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Female share of graduates in Information and Communication in Turkey, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 26.3% | — |
| 2000 | 28.7% | +9.2% |
| 2001 | 28.0% | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 30.1% | +7.4% |
| 2003 | 31.5% | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 36.0% | +14.2% |
| 2005 | 38.6% | +7.3% |
| 2006 | 41.3% | +6.9% |
| 2007 | 37.9% | -8.1% |
| 2008 | 35.6% | -6.1% |
| 2009 | 33.1% | -7.1% |
| 2010 | 33.2% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 33.0% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 33.4% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 34.5% | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.3% | 26.3% | 26.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 34.1% | 28.0% | 41.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.5% | 33.0% | 34.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
More education data for Turkey
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female share of graduates in information and communication in Turkey?
- Female share of graduates in information and communication in Turkey was 34.5% in 2014, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020.
- What is the highest female share of graduates in information and communication recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 41.3% in 2006.
- What is the lowest female share of graduates in information and communication recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.3% in 1999.
- How does Turkey rank for female share of graduates in information and communication?
- Turkey ranks 26th out of 85 countries with data for 2014.
- Is female share of graduates in information and communication rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. 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 (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020, published as part of Female share of graduates in Information and Communication Technologies programmes, tertiary (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female share of graduates in the given field of education, tertiary is the number of female graduates expressed as a percentage of the total number of graduates in the given field of education from tertiary education.