Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Turkey
Turkey: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 6.5% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Turkey, 1999–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Turkey is 6.5%, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 31.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Turkey peaked at 6.5% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 2000.
That places Turkey 22nd out of 101 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Turkey, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 3.7% | — |
| 2000 | 3.4% | -6.2% |
| 2004 | 5.0% | +46.2% |
| 2005 | 3.9% | -22.0% |
| 2006 | 5.9% | +50.3% |
| 2007 | 5.4% | -8.4% |
| 2008 | 4.9% | -8.6% |
| 2009 | 4.8% | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 4.2% | -11.2% |
| 2011 | 4.7% | +12.0% |
| 2012 | 4.5% | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 3.8% | -14.9% |
| 2018 | 6.5% | +68.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.7% | 3.7% | 3.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 4.8% | 3.4% | 5.9% | 7 |
| 2010s | 4.8% | 3.8% | 6.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
More education data for Turkey
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 299,967 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
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 6.5% 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 6.5% in 2018.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 2000.
- How does Turkey rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Turkey ranks 22nd out of 101 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 up 31.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Services programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of all tertiary graduates who completed services programmes in the reference year.