Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Türkiye
Türkiye: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 10.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Türkiye, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Türkiye recorded 10.9% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2023.
The figure is up 39.0% on the previous year and up 71.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Türkiye peaked at 11.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.8%, in 2000.
That places Türkiye 9th out of 122 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 4.2% | — |
| 2000 | 3.8% | -10.0% |
| 2004 | 6.8% | +80.8% |
| 2005 | 6.6% | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 7.9% | +21.0% |
| 2007 | 7.4% | -7.1% |
| 2008 | 6.8% | -7.6% |
| 2009 | 6.6% | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 5.9% | -9.5% |
| 2011 | 6.5% | +10.1% |
| 2012 | 6.3% | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 4.7% | -25.2% |
| 2018 | 8.0% | +69.0% |
| 2019 | 7.9% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 10.7% | +35.0% |
| 2021 | 11.0% | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 7.8% | -28.9% |
| 2023 | 10.9% | +39.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.2% | 4.2% | 4.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 6.6% | 3.8% | 7.9% | 7 |
| 2010s | 6.6% | 4.7% | 8.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 10.1% | 7.8% | 11.0% | 4 |
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More education data for Türkiye
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0649 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.69 million (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 10.9% 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 11.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.8% in 2000.
- How does Türkiye rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Türkiye ranks 9th out of 122 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 71.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Services programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release