Graduates by education level, programme orientation … completion in Türkiye
Türkiye: Graduates by education level, programme orientation … completion was 1.22 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.22 million
Change on year
down 9.0%
World rank
1st
of 45 countries
All-time high
1.59 million
in 2021
All-time low
801,548
in 2013
Years of data
12
2013–2024
Graduates by education level, programme orientation, completion, sex in Türkiye, 2013–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for graduates by education level, programme orientation, completion, sex in Türkiye is 1.22 million, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 9.0% on the previous year and up 42.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, graduates by education level, programme orientation, completion, sex in Türkiye peaked at 1.59 million in 2021 and was at its lowest, 801,548, in 2013.
Türkiye ranks 1st of 45 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Graduates by education level, programme orientation … completion in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 801,548 | — |
| 2014 | 856,809 | +6.9% |
| 2015 | 950,168 | +10.9% |
| 2016 | 987,634 | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 1.00 million | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 1.05 million | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 1.05 million | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 1.16 million | +10.2% |
| 2021 | 1.59 million | +37.9% |
| 2022 | 1.51 million | -5.5% |
| 2023 | 1.34 million | -10.7% |
| 2024 | 1.22 million | -9.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 957,016 | 801,548 | 1.05 million | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.36 million | 1.16 million | 1.59 million | 5 |
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More education data for Türkiye
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- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 38 - Projected education 3.11 Percentage of population aged 15 years or over (2040)
- Participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by NUTS 2 11.3 (2025)
- Early leavers from education and training by NUTS 2 region 17.9 (2025)
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services 11.3% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is graduates by education level, programme orientation, completion, sex in Türkiye?
- Graduates by education level, programme orientation, completion, sex in Türkiye was 1.22 million in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest graduates by education level, programme orientation, completion, sex recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 1.59 million in 2021.
- What is the lowest graduates by education level, programme orientation, completion, sex recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 801,548 in 2013.
- How does Türkiye rank for graduates by education level, programme orientation, completion, sex?
- Türkiye ranks 1st out of 45 countries with data for 2024.
- Is graduates by education level, programme orientation, completion, sex rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Türkiye data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Graduates by education level, programme orientation, completion, sex and age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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