Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 34 in Türkiye

44.8% of people aged 25 to 34 in Türkiye had completed tertiary education in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2006. The source marks a break in the series within this span, so values before and after it may not be fully comparable.

Measure: Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 34 Unit: % of population aged 25 to 34 Data: 2006 to 2025 Source: Eurostat
Türkiye, 2025 44.8% % of population aged 25 to 34
Change from 2024 +1.5percentage points 2024: 43.3%
European Union, 2025 44.8% Official aggregate
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2025 44.8% Middle value of 26 countries
Position in 2025 16th of 34 See the full ranking

Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 34 in Türkiye over time

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% of population aged 25 to 34. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 34 (% of population aged 25 to 34), 2002 to 2025
Period TürkiyeEuropean Union
2025 44.8% 44.8%
2024 43.3% 43.9%
2023 41.7% 43.1%
2022 40.2% 42.0%
2021 38.6%b (break in time series) 41.5%b (break in time series)
2020 36.2% 40.7%
2019 34.1% 39.6%
2018 32.1% 38.7%
2017 30.5% 37.6%
2016 29.4% 36.8%
2015 26.5% 36.5%
2014 23.8%b (break in time series) 35.9%b (break in time series)
2013 21.5% 35.2%
2012 20.1% 34.1%
2011 18.1% 33.1%
2010 16.8% 32.2%
2009 15.9% 31.2%
2008 14.7% 29.9%
2007 13.5% 28.9%
2006 12.8% 28.1%
2005 – 27.2%
2004 – 26.3%
2003 – 24.6%
2002 – 23.1%

Flags: b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of +1.5 percentage points from 43.3% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 26.5%, the figure has changed by +18.3 percentage points. The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.
  • Among the 34 countries with data for 2025, Türkiye has the 16th highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 44.8%.

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Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
edat_lfse_03 · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A age=Y25-34 unit=PC isced11=ED5-8
Observation period
2006 to 2025 for Türkiye
Provider update
30 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
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Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
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Source: Eurostat