Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Türkiye
Türkiye: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 18.6% 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 18.6% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 41.0% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Türkiye peaked at 27.5% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 13.2%, in 2022.
That places Türkiye 69th out of 123 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 | 27.5% | — |
| 2000 | 27.2% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 26.9% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 26.8% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 20.8% | -22.4% |
| 2007 | 19.5% | -5.9% |
| 2008 | 20.0% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 19.0% | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 18.8% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 19.2% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 17.8% | -7.1% |
| 2014 | 19.4% | +8.8% |
| 2018 | 22.4% | +15.4% |
| 2019 | 20.8% | -7.1% |
| 2020 | 16.8% | -19.2% |
| 2021 | 17.0% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 13.2% | -22.6% |
| 2023 | 18.6% | +41.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.5% | 27.5% | 27.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 22.9% | 19.0% | 27.2% | 7 |
| 2010s | 19.7% | 17.8% | 22.4% | 6 |
| 2020s | 16.4% | 13.2% | 18.6% | 4 |
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More education data for Türkiye
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.54 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.87 % 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 18.6% 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 27.5% in 1999.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.2% in 2022.
- How does Türkiye rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Türkiye ranks 69th out of 123 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 up 4.2%. 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 Engineering, Manufacturing and Construction programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release