Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in Türkiye
Türkiye: Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) was 61.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in Türkiye, 2000–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in Türkiye is 61.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in Türkiye peaked at 61.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 53.3%, in 2003.
That places Türkiye 81st out of 125 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 55.3% | — |
| 2001 | 56.0% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 55.1% | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 53.3% | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 54.8% | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 55.4% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 55.4% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 55.2% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 56.1% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 57.6% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 57.4% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 57.8% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 57.4% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 58.3% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 58.5% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 59.2% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 59.7% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 60.1% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 60.3% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 59.3% | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 55.0% | -7.2% |
| 2021 | 57.2% | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 60.2% | +5.2% |
| 2023 | 60.8% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 61.4% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 55.4% | 53.3% | 57.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.8% | 57.4% | 60.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.9% | 55.0% | 61.4% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in Türkiye?
- Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in Türkiye was 61.4% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 61.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.3% in 2003.
- How does Türkiye rank for labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age)?
- Türkiye ranks 81st out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Türkiye data come from?
- The figures come from Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age population with intermediate education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The ratio of the labor force with intermediate education to the working-age population with intermediate education. Intermediate education comprises upper secondary or post-secondary non tertiary education according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).