Thailand vs Turkey: Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling

Thailand

9.04 years

in 2023

Turkey

8.99 years

in 2023

Thailand rank

109th

Turkey rank

111th

Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling over time

Thailand currently reports 9.04 years against 8.99 years in Turkey, a difference of 0.0538 years.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Thailand ahead.

Thailand ranks 109th and Turkey ranks 111th of 192 countries.

Indicator: Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling
Unit: years
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 192 places, 6,079 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Average number of years (excluding years spent repeating individual grades) adults over 25 years participated in formal education.