Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Türkiye
Türkiye: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 5.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Türkiye, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Türkiye recorded 5.1% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 24.6% on the previous year and down 32.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Türkiye peaked at 18.0% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 3.3%, in 2020.
Türkiye ranks 68th of 124 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 16.7% | — |
| 2000 | 15.5% | -7.0% |
| 2004 | 18.0% | +16.4% |
| 2005 | 17.6% | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 14.0% | -20.2% |
| 2007 | 13.0% | -7.8% |
| 2008 | 12.1% | -7.0% |
| 2009 | 12.3% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 9.4% | -23.2% |
| 2011 | 7.4% | -21.4% |
| 2012 | 7.6% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 7.4% | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 4.8% | -34.6% |
| 2019 | 5.1% | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 3.3% | -35.5% |
| 2021 | 3.8% | +15.2% |
| 2022 | 6.7% | +78.3% |
| 2023 | 5.1% | -24.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.7% | 16.7% | 16.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 14.6% | 12.1% | 18.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 6.9% | 4.8% | 9.4% | 6 |
| 2020s | 4.7% | 3.3% | 6.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Türkiye
More education data for Türkiye
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
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 5.1% 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 18.0% in 2004.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3% in 2020.
- How does Türkiye rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Türkiye ranks 68th 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 32.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release