Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Türkiye
Türkiye: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 0.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Türkiye, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Türkiye recorded 0.3% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 73.6% on the previous year and down 48.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Türkiye peaked at 1.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2023.
Türkiye ranks 60th of 114 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 | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.5% | — |
| 2000 | 0.6% | +14.4% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | +27.2% |
| 2005 | 0.8% | +13.2% |
| 2006 | 0.9% | +7.7% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | -15.9% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | -11.2% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | -10.8% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | -33.5% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | -7.4% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 1.1% | +249.4% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | -73.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.9% | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 1.1% | 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 0.3% 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 1.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2023.
- How does Türkiye rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Türkiye ranks 60th out of 114 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 48.9%. 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 Information and Communication Technologies 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