Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Türkiye
Türkiye: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 1.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Türkiye, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Türkiye is 1.3%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 32.2% on the previous year and down 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Türkiye peaked at 1.6% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2022.
Türkiye ranks 101st of 121 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.1% | — |
| 2000 | 1.1% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 1.3% | +19.5% |
| 2005 | 1.3% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 1.3% | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 1.3% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 1.4% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 1.3% | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 1.4% | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 1.4% | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 1.4% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 1.5% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 1.6% | +12.7% |
| 2019 | 1.4% | -14.0% |
| 2020 | 1.5% | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 1.4% | -5.8% |
| 2022 | 1.0% | -28.3% |
| 2023 | 1.3% | +32.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 1.1% | 1.4% | 7 |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 1.0% | 1.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Türkiye
More education data for Türkiye
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 6.35 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.17 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.03 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 9.33 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.00 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -15.69 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 184,069 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 115,898 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.56 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -13.75 % change on previous year (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 1.3% 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 1.6% in 2018.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2022.
- How does Türkiye rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Türkiye ranks 101st out of 121 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 6.6%. 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 Education programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release