Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Türkiye
Türkiye: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 24.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Türkiye, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Türkiye stood at 24.0%.
That represents a change of up 12.4% on the previous year and down 40.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Türkiye peaked at 40.3% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 16.3%, in 1999.
Türkiye ranks 79th of 124 countries on this measure, 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 in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 16.3% | — |
| 2000 | 16.9% | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 17.2% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 17.7% | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 23.1% | +30.7% |
| 2007 | 25.9% | +12.2% |
| 2008 | 26.4% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 26.4% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 30.2% | +14.5% |
| 2011 | 39.6% | +31.0% |
| 2012 | 40.3% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 38.3% | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 30.8% | -19.6% |
| 2019 | 29.9% | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 30.0% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 27.8% | -7.4% |
| 2022 | 21.4% | -23.1% |
| 2023 | 24.0% | +12.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.3% | 16.3% | 16.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 21.9% | 16.9% | 26.4% | 7 |
| 2010s | 34.8% | 29.9% | 40.3% | 6 |
| 2020s | 25.8% | 21.4% | 30.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Türkiye
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 in Türkiye?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Türkiye was 24.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 40.3% in 2012.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.3% in 1999.
- How does Türkiye rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Türkiye ranks 79th out of 124 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.3%. 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 Business, Administration and Law programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release