When calculating the number of higher education graduates, individuals who graduated from a higher education programme within the 15-year period prior to each reference period and within the 6-year period before that were considered by the source. For example, those graduating between 2009 and 2018 for the 2024 reference year.
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Brain drain rate of university graduates from Turkey 2015-2024, by gender
In 2024, the highest emigration rate from Turkey was observed among people with higher education degrees, corresponding to *** percent. Turkish men with university degrees recorded a higher rate of brain drain, reaching *** percent as of 2024.
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TurkStat. (October 24, 2025). Distribution of people with higher education degrees emigrating from Turkey from 2015 to 2024, by gender [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 29, 2026, from /statistics/1664028/turkey-brain-drain-among-university-graduates-by-gender/
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