Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering … who in Turkey
Turkey: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering … who was 34.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Turkey, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Turkey is 34.2%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 33.0% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Turkey peaked at 51.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 29.1%, in 2005.
That places Turkey 63rd out of 113 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering … who in Turkey, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 30.4% | — |
| 2000 | 31.5% | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 31.5% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 30.8% | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 31.7% | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 30.8% | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 29.1% | -5.4% |
| 2006 | 30.1% | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 31.5% | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 31.0% | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 30.5% | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 31.4% | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 33.2% | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 34.6% | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 34.7% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 33.1% | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 34.5% | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 32.0% | -7.0% |
| 2021 | 32.2% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 51.0% | +58.5% |
| 2023 | 34.2% | -33.0% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 34.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 36.5%, 94% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 34.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 34.2%, 100% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering … who in Turkey changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +58.5% | 32.2% | 51.0% |
| 2023 | -33.0% | 51.0% | 34.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.4% | 30.4% | 30.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 30.9% | 29.1% | 31.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.6% | 31.4% | 34.7% | 6 |
| 2020s | 37.4% | 32.0% | 51.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
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 science, technology, engineering and in Turkey?
- Percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Turkey was 34.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 51.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.1% in 2005.
- How does Turkey rank for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and?
- Turkey ranks 63rd out of 113 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. 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 Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes in tertiary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release