Over the period from 2008 to 2023, the share of the Turkish population holding a degree from university or other higher education institution gradually increased. In 2023, 21 percent of the population had a higher education degree, compared to about eight percent in 2008.
Share of the population with a university or other higher education degree in Turkey from 2008 to 2023
Characteristic
Share of population
2023
21%
2022
20.3%
2021
19.6%
2020
19%
2019
18%
2018
17.3%
2017
16.7%
2016
16.3%
2015
15.5%
2014
13.9%
2013
12.9%
2012
11.7%
2011
11.1%
2010
9.8%
2009
9.2%
2008
8.3%
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TurkStat. (May 30, 2024). Share of the population with a university or other higher education degree in Turkey from 2008 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1425588/turkey-share-of-population-with-university-degree/
TurkStat. "Share of the population with a university or other higher education degree in Turkey from 2008 to 2023." Chart. May 30, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1425588/turkey-share-of-population-with-university-degree/
TurkStat. (2024). Share of the population with a university or other higher education degree in Turkey from 2008 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1425588/turkey-share-of-population-with-university-degree/
TurkStat. "Share of The Population with a University or Other Higher Education Degree in Turkey from 2008 to 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 May 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1425588/turkey-share-of-population-with-university-degree/
TurkStat, Share of the population with a university or other higher education degree in Turkey from 2008 to 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1425588/turkey-share-of-population-with-university-degree/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Share of the population with a university or other higher education degree in Turkey from 2008 to 2023 [Graph], TurkStat, May 30, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1425588/turkey-share-of-population-with-university-degree/
