Tertiary education, academic staff in Turkey
Turkey: Tertiary education, academic staff was 46.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tertiary education, academic staff in Turkey, 1971–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
Turkey recorded 46.2% for tertiary education, academic staff in 2023. That is the highest value across all 47 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tertiary education, academic staff in Turkey peaked at 46.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 22.7%, in 1979.
That places Turkey 79th out of 170 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Tertiary education, academic staff in Turkey, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 22.7% | — |
| 1972 | 24.4% | +7.2% |
| 1973 | 24.3% | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 25.4% | +4.6% |
| 1975 | 24.4% | -3.9% |
| 1976 | 24.2% | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 23.3% | -3.7% |
| 1978 | 22.8% | -1.9% |
| 1979 | 22.7% | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 24.0% | +5.7% |
| 1981 | 24.6% | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 24.8% | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 26.8% | +8.1% |
| 1986 | 30.3% | +13.0% |
| 1987 | 31.1% | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 31.2% | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 31.3% | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 31.5% | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 31.7% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 31.9% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 32.5% | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 32.4% | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 32.8% | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 33.0% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 34.6% | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 36.7% | +5.9% |
| 2003 | 37.1% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 37.9% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 38.3% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 38.8% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 39.3% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 40.3% | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 40.7% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 40.9% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 40.9% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 41.1% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 41.6% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 42.8% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 43.1% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 43.3% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 44.0% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 44.4% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 44.8% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 45.1% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 45.3% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 45.8% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 46.2% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 23.8% | 22.7% | 25.4% | 9 |
| 1980s | 28.0% | 24.0% | 31.3% | 8 |
| 1990s | 32.6% | 31.5% | 34.6% | 8 |
| 2000s | 38.6% | 36.7% | 40.7% | 8 |
| 2010s | 42.7% | 40.9% | 44.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.6% | 45.1% | 46.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
More education data for Turkey
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -15.69 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 184,069 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 115,898 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.56 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -13.75 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3.44 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -17.6 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tertiary education, academic staff in Turkey?
- Tertiary education, academic staff in Turkey was 46.2% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 46.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.7% in 1979.
- How does Turkey rank for tertiary education, academic staff?
- Turkey ranks 79th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tertiary education, academic staff rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Tertiary education, academic staff (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) is the share of female academic staff in tertiary education.