Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Türkiye
Türkiye: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 2.4% 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 2.4% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.1% on the previous year and down 55.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Türkiye peaked at 7.1% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2020.
That places Türkiye 98th out of 123 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 | 7.1% | — |
| 2000 | 7.1% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 6.2% | -12.9% |
| 2005 | 6.1% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 4.8% | -22.1% |
| 2007 | 4.8% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 5.0% | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 4.9% | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 4.0% | -18.1% |
| 2011 | 5.4% | +34.7% |
| 2012 | 5.3% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 4.4% | -17.4% |
| 2018 | 2.4% | -44.5% |
| 2019 | 2.7% | +9.2% |
| 2020 | 2.0% | -24.5% |
| 2021 | 2.2% | +10.1% |
| 2022 | 2.6% | +18.2% |
| 2023 | 2.4% | -10.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.1% | 7.1% | 7.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 5.6% | 4.8% | 7.1% | 7 |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 2.4% | 5.4% | 6 |
| 2020s | 2.3% | 2.0% | 2.6% | 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 2.4% 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 7.1% in 1999.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2020.
- How does Türkiye rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Türkiye ranks 98th 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 down 55.8%. 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 Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release