Percentage of graduates … both sexes Natural Mathematics Statistics in Turkey
Turkey: Percentage of graduates … both sexes Natural Mathematics Statistics was 2.4% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Turkey, 1999–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Turkey stood at 2.4%. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is down 51.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Turkey peaked at 7.1% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 2018.
Turkey ranks 75th of 97 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates … both sexes Natural Mathematics Statistics in Turkey, 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% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 2.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.8%, 65% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 2.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.8%, 51% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
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 | 4.3% | 2.4% | 5.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
More education data for Turkey
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.5 (2017)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.4 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Turkey?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Turkey was 2.4% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 7.1% in 1999.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 2018.
- How does Turkey rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Turkey ranks 75th out of 97 countries with data for 2018.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Turkey 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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Share of all tertiary graduates who completed Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics programmes in the reference year.