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

Latest (2018)
19.4%
World rank
63rd
of 98 countries
All-time high
30.7%
in 2000
All-time low
19.4%
in 2018
Years of data
13
1999–2018

Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Turkey, 1999–2018

01020301999200820181999: 30.3 %2000: 30.7 %2004: 29.3 %2005: 28.5 %2006: 22.4 %2007: 21.9 %2008: 22.3 %2009: 21.3 %2010: 20.6 %2011: 22.6 %2012: 21.2 %2014: 20.2 %2018: 19.4 %

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

Annual values for Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes in tertiary education, both sexes (%) in Turkey, 1999 to 2018.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 60 Kyrgyzstan 19.7% compare
  2. 61 Burundi 19.7% compare
  3. 62 Liechtenstein 19.6% compare
  4. 64 Bulgaria 19.3% compare
  5. 65 Morocco 19.0% compare
  6. 66 Luxembourg 18.8% compare

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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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Indicator
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes in tertiary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
98 places, 1,157 data points, 1998–2020
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