Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Turkey
Turkey: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and was 19.4% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Turkey, 1999–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Turkey recorded 19.4% for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Turkey peaked at 30.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 19.4%, in 2018.
That places Turkey 63rd out of 98 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Turkey, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 30.3% | — |
| 2000 | 30.7% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 29.3% | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 28.5% | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 22.4% | -21.2% |
| 2007 | 21.9% | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 22.3% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 21.3% | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 20.6% | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 22.6% | +9.6% |
| 2012 | 21.2% | -6.0% |
| 2014 | 20.2% | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 19.4% | -3.8% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 19.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 23.5%, 83% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 19.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 24.2%, 80% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.3% | 30.3% | 30.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 25.2% | 21.3% | 30.7% | 7 |
| 2010s | 20.8% | 19.4% | 22.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
- 60 Kyrgyzstan 19.7% compare
- 61 Burundi 19.7% compare
- 62 Liechtenstein 19.6% compare
- 64 Bulgaria 19.3% compare
- 65 Morocco 19.0% compare
- 66 Luxembourg 18.8% compare
More reference data data for Turkey
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.815 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 10.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 22.31 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 22.31 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 53.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 103 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 9.35 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Turkey?
- Percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Turkey was 19.4% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 30.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.4% in 2018.
- How does Turkey rank for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and?
- Turkey ranks 63rd out of 98 countries with data for 2018.
- Is percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.8%. 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 Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes in tertiary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of all tertiary graduates who completed Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics in the reference year.