Unemployment with advanced education in Türkiye
Türkiye: Unemployment with advanced education was 9.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Unemployment with advanced education in Türkiye, 2004–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total labor force with advanced education.
Analysis
Türkiye recorded 9.1% for unemployment with advanced education in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.9% on the previous year and down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with advanced education in Türkiye peaked at 13.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 9.1%, in 2024.
Türkiye ranks 22nd of 130 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Unemployment with advanced education in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force with advanced education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 12.2% | — |
| 2005 | 10.0% | -17.9% |
| 2006 | 9.6% | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 9.7% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 10.3% | +6.3% |
| 2009 | 12.1% | +17.4% |
| 2010 | 11.0% | -9.5% |
| 2011 | 10.4% | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 10.1% | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 10.3% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 10.6% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 11.0% | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 12.0% | +9.2% |
| 2017 | 12.7% | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 12.4% | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 13.7% | +10.2% |
| 2020 | 12.8% | -6.2% |
| 2021 | 12.4% | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 11.3% | -9.4% |
| 2023 | 9.8% | -13.0% |
| 2024 | 9.1% | -6.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.7% | 9.6% | 12.2% | 6 |
| 2010s | 11.4% | 10.1% | 13.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.1% | 9.1% | 12.8% | 5 |
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More work & labour data for Türkiye
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 31,966 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 54.63 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 38,497 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.51 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 95,928 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 41,171 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 49.84 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 0.6505 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2027)
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with advanced education in Türkiye?
- Unemployment with advanced education in Türkiye was 9.1% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with advanced education recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 13.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest unemployment with advanced education recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.1% in 2024.
- How does Türkiye rank for unemployment with advanced education?
- Türkiye ranks 22nd out of 130 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with advanced education rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. 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 Unemployment with advanced education (% of total labor force with advanced education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of the labor force with an advanced level of education who are unemployed. Advanced education comprises short-cycle tertiary education, a bachelor’s degree or equivalent education level, a master’s degree or equivalent education level, or doctoral degree or equivalent education level according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).