UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of in Türkiye

Türkiye: UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of was 16.7% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
16.7%
Change on year
up 2.8%
World rank
33rd
of 84 countries
All-time high
16.7%
in 2017
All-time low
1.8%
in 1975
Years of data
17
1975–2017

UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of in Türkiye, 1975–2017

0510151975199620171975: 1.81980: 3.61985: 10.82004: 7.32005: 7.92006: 8.52007: 8.92008: 9.12009: 10.12010: 10.92011: 12.32012: 12.92013: 12.92014: 13.92015: 14.52016: 16.22017: 16.7

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2017, uis: percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of in Türkiye stood at 16.7%. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 86.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, uis: percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of in Türkiye peaked at 16.7% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 1975.

That places Türkiye 33rd out of 84 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of in Türkiye, year by year

Annual values for UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of education is Bachelor's or equivalent (ISCED 6), both sexes in Türkiye, 1975 to 2017.
Year Value Change
1975 1.8%
1980 3.6% +101.5%
1985 10.8% +200.5%
2004 7.3% -32.2%
2005 7.9% +8.1%
2006 8.5% +7.7%
2007 8.9% +4.5%
2008 9.1% +2.2%
2009 10.1% +11.1%
2010 10.9% +7.9%
2011 12.3% +12.3%
2012 12.9% +5.2%
2013 12.9% -0.3%
2014 13.9% +8.3%
2015 14.5% +3.9%
2016 16.2% +11.9%
2017 16.7% +2.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1.8% 1.8% 1.8% 1
1980s 7.2% 3.6% 10.8% 2
2000s 8.7% 7.3% 10.1% 6
2010s 13.8% 10.9% 16.7% 8

Countries ranked near Türkiye

  1. 30 Palestine, State of 17.4% compare
  2. 31 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 17.2% compare
  3. 32 Dominican Republic 16.9% compare
  4. 34 Norway 16.4% compare
  5. 35 Cyprus 16.4% compare
  6. 36 Uzbekistan 16.3% compare

See the full ranking of 84 places →

More reference data data for Türkiye

All data for Türkiye →

Frequently asked questions

What is uis: percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of in Türkiye?
Uis: percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of in Türkiye was 16.7% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest uis: percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of recorded in Türkiye?
The highest recorded value was 16.7% in 2017.
What is the lowest uis: percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of recorded in Türkiye?
The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 1975.
How does Türkiye rank for uis: percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of?
Türkiye ranks 33rd out of 84 countries with data for 2017.
Is uis: percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of rising or falling in Türkiye?
Over the last ten years it is up 86.8%. 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 UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of education is Bachelor's or equivalent (ISCED 6), both sexes. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 17 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of in Türkiye. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 03 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/uis-percentage-of-population-age-25-whose-highest-level-of-education-is-bachelor-s-or/turkiye/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/uis-percentage-of-population-age-25-whose-highest-level-of-education-is-bachelor-s-or/turkiye/">UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of in Türkiye</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of education is Bachelor's or equivalent (ISCED 6), both sexes
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
84 places, 932 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

The percentage of population (age 25 and over) with a completed bachelor's or equivalent degree (ISCED 6) degree as the highest level of educational attainment. This indicator is calculated by dividing the number of persons aged 25 years and above who completed a bachelor's or equivalent degree as the highest level of educational attainment by the total population of the same age group and multiplying the result by 100. The UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) educational attainment dataset shows the educational composition of the population aged 25 years and above and hence the stock and quality of human capital within a country. The dataset also reflects the structure and performance of the education system and its accumulated impact on human capital formation. For more information, visit the UNESCO Institute for Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/