Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in Türkiye
Türkiye: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts was 8.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in Türkiye, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Türkiye recorded 8.8% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in 2023.
That represents a change of down 19.7% on the previous year and up 25.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in Türkiye peaked at 10.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4.8%, in 2005.
That places Türkiye 25th out of 123 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 tertiary education graduating from Arts in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 7.1% | — |
| 2000 | 7.5% | +6.3% |
| 2004 | 4.9% | -35.2% |
| 2005 | 4.8% | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 6.1% | +28.0% |
| 2007 | 5.7% | -7.6% |
| 2008 | 5.1% | -9.5% |
| 2009 | 6.3% | +22.4% |
| 2010 | 7.5% | +18.5% |
| 2011 | 5.9% | -20.2% |
| 2012 | 7.0% | +18.0% |
| 2014 | 8.1% | +15.1% |
| 2018 | 8.2% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 9.3% | +12.4% |
| 2020 | 10.1% | +8.8% |
| 2021 | 10.4% | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 10.9% | +4.9% |
| 2023 | 8.8% | -19.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.1% | 7.1% | 7.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 5.8% | 4.8% | 7.5% | 7 |
| 2010s | 7.7% | 5.9% | 9.3% | 6 |
| 2020s | 10.1% | 8.8% | 10.9% | 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 8.8% 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 10.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.8% in 2005.
- How does Türkiye rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts?
- Türkiye ranks 25th out of 123 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 25.3%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release