Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in Türkiye
Türkiye: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts was 9.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in Türkiye, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in Türkiye stood at 9.7%.
That represents a change of down 11.9% on the previous year and up 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in Türkiye peaked at 12.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 6.1%, in 2008.
That places Türkiye 37th out of 124 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 8.8% | — |
| 2000 | 8.9% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 6.6% | -25.8% |
| 2005 | 6.4% | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 6.4% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 6.3% | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 6.1% | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 7.2% | +19.2% |
| 2010 | 8.2% | +12.7% |
| 2011 | 7.5% | -8.6% |
| 2012 | 8.5% | +13.9% |
| 2014 | 10.9% | +28.0% |
| 2018 | 11.1% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 11.8% | +6.6% |
| 2020 | 12.3% | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 12.5% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 11.0% | -12.5% |
| 2023 | 9.7% | -11.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.8% | 8.8% | 8.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 6.9% | 6.1% | 8.9% | 7 |
| 2010s | 9.6% | 7.5% | 11.8% | 6 |
| 2020s | 11.4% | 9.7% | 12.5% | 4 |
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More education data for Türkiye
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0649 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in Türkiye?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in Türkiye was 9.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 12.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.1% in 2008.
- How does Türkiye rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts?
- Türkiye ranks 37th out of 124 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Türkiye data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts and Humanities programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release