Number of higher education students in Turkey in academic year 2023/2024, by degree

In Turkey, approximately 7.08 million students enrolled in the higher education programs for the academic year 2022/2023, of which over 3.7 million started studying to receive their bachelor's degrees. Additionally, more than 2.8 million students enrolled in associate studies, which is a two-year higher education program in Turkey.Higher education sector As of 2012, compulsory education in Turkey consists of 12 years and is divided into three levels: primary, elementary, and secondary education. If successful, students might continue their studies at a university, after taking the National University Entrance Examination. Although the higher education sector is mainly dominated by the public universities, there are also 75 private universities in Turkey for students to choose from. According to the Times Higher Education ranking, two of the top three universities in Turkey were also private institutions. Koç and Sabanci Universities, which are located in Istanbul, placed first on the list, along with Middle East Technical University which was a public institution located in the capital city of Ankara. Education level of the Turkish society Following the declaration of the Turkish Republic, a letter revolution was made in the country with replacing The Ottoman Turkish script with the Latin alphabet in 1928. Since then, the education level of the Turkish society has been increasing. In 2023, approximately 1.8 million people in Turkey were illiterate, compared to almost five million in 2008. This represented around three percent of the inhabitants of the country. In addition to that, the share of the population with a university or other higher education degree reached 21 percent as of 2023.

在土耳其，约有708万名学生在2022/2023学年注册了高等教育课程，其中超过370万名学生开始攻读学士学位。此外，还有280万名学生注册了副学士学位课程，这是土耳其的一项为期两年的高等教育项目。自2012年起，土耳其的义务教育为12年，分为三个阶段：小学教育、初中教育和高中教育。学生在通过国家大学入学考试后，若学业有成，则可继续在大学深造。尽管高等教育领域主要由公立大学主导，但土耳其仍有75所私立大学供学生选择。根据《泰晤士高等教育》排名，土耳其排名前三的大学中，有两所是私立机构。位于伊斯坦布尔的科克大学和萨班齐大学位居榜首，与位于首都安卡拉的公立机构中东技术大学一同入选。土耳其社会的教育水平自土耳其共和国成立后，于1928年进行了字母革命，将奥斯曼土耳其文脚本替换为拉丁字母。自那时起，土耳其社会的教育水平不断提升。截至2023年，土耳其约有180万人文盲，而2008年这一数字接近500万人。这约占国家总人口的3%。此外，截至2023年，拥有大学或其他高等教育学位的人口比例达到了21%。