The data includes individuals who graduated from a university in Turkey at the higher education level (4, 5, and 6 years) between 2008 and 2017, based on records from the Council of Higher Education, and who were citizens of the Republic of Turkey in 2023. This includes individuals who graduated from bachelor’s degree programs and are pursuing higher education levels.
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Share of higher education graduates in Turkey 2024, by country of emigration
In 2024, the United States was the most preferred country for Turkish higher education graduates to emigrate to, with nearly ** percent. That year, Germany and the United Kingdom followed, attracting over Ìý²¹²Ô»å ** percent of the brain drain from Turkey, respectively.
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