Percentage of graduates from programmes other … graduates both sexes in Turkey
Turkey: Percentage of graduates from programmes other … graduates both sexes was 82.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
82.6%
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
26th
of 124 countries
All-time high
84.8%
in 2020
All-time low
69.3%
in 2000
Years of data
18
1999–2023
Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science in Turkey, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Turkey stood at 82.6%.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Turkey peaked at 84.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 69.3%, in 2000.
That places Turkey 26th out of 124 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from programmes other … graduates both sexes in Turkey, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 69.7% | — |
| 2000 | 69.3% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 70.7% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 71.5% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 76.9% | +7.5% |
| 2007 | 78.1% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 77.7% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 78.7% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 79.4% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 77.4% | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 78.8% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 79.8% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 80.6% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 81.6% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 84.8% | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 84.2% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 81.5% | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 82.6% | +1.3% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 82.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 76.9%, 1.1× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 82.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 75.4%, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 69.7% | 69.7% | 69.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 74.7% | 69.3% | 78.7% | 7 |
| 2010s | 79.6% | 77.4% | 81.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | 83.3% | 81.5% | 84.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
- 23 Iceland 83.0% compare
- 24 Costa Rica 82.9% compare
- 25 South Africa 82.6% compare
- 27 Palestine 81.8% compare
- 28 Egypt 81.5% compare
- 29 Seychelles 81.5% compare
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 percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Turkey?
- Percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Turkey was 82.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from programmes other than science recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 84.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from programmes other than science recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.3% in 2000.
- How does Turkey rank for percentage of graduates from programmes other than science?
- Turkey ranks 26th out of 124 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of graduates from programmes other than science rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. 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 Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics in tertiary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release