Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Türkiye
Türkiye: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and was 10.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Türkiye, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Türkiye recorded 10.6% for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in 2023.
The figure is down 42.8% on the previous year and down 32.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Türkiye peaked at 23.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 9.3%, in 2020.
That places Türkiye 92nd out of 122 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 21.9% | — |
| 2000 | 23.1% | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 20.5% | -11.5% |
| 2005 | 19.0% | -7.5% |
| 2006 | 15.1% | -20.2% |
| 2007 | 15.2% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 15.0% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 14.1% | -6.2% |
| 2010 | 14.1% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 16.4% | +16.3% |
| 2012 | 15.6% | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 14.2% | -8.7% |
| 2018 | 12.4% | -13.2% |
| 2019 | 11.9% | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 9.3% | -21.7% |
| 2021 | 9.7% | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 18.5% | +91.1% |
| 2023 | 10.6% | -42.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.9% | 21.9% | 21.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 17.4% | 14.1% | 23.1% | 7 |
| 2010s | 14.1% | 11.9% | 16.4% | 6 |
| 2020s | 12.0% | 9.3% | 18.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Türkiye
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 percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Türkiye?
- Percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Türkiye was 10.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 23.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.3% in 2020.
- How does Türkiye rank for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and?
- Türkiye ranks 92nd out of 122 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Türkiye data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes in tertiary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 18 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release