Which has higher average years of schooling, Ghana or Türkiye?

Türkiye, at 8.49 years against 8.39 years in Ghana as of 2020.

What is the difference in average years of schooling between Ghana and Türkiye?

0.1 years, with Türkiye ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Türkiye?

31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.

Where does this data come from?

Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Average years of schooling. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ghana vs Türkiye: Average years of schooling

Ghana

8.39 years

in 2020

Türkiye

8.49 years

in 2020

Ghana rank

71st

Türkiye rank

70th

Average years of schooling over time

Ghana
Türkiye

How they compare

Türkiye currently reports 8.49 years against 8.39 years in Ghana, a difference of 0.1 years.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Türkiye ahead.

Ghana ranks 71st and Türkiye ranks 70th of 111 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 5 and Türkiye in 9.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ghana	Türkiye	Difference	Ahead
1870s	0.015 years	0.01 years	0.005 years	Ghana
1880s	0.02 years	0.02 years	0 years	—
1890s	0.035 years	0.035 years	0 years	—
1900s	0.075 years	0.205 years	0.13 years	Türkiye
1910s	0.17 years	0.265 years	0.095 years	Türkiye
1920s	0.295 years	0.435 years	0.14 years	Türkiye
1930s	0.405 years	0.63 years	0.225 years	Türkiye
1940s	0.535 years	0.86 years	0.325 years	Türkiye
1950s	0.765 years	1.28 years	0.515 years	Türkiye
1960s	1.56 years	2.02 years	0.455 years	Türkiye
1970s	3.79 years	2.83 years	0.955 years	Ghana
1980s	5.28 years	4.29 years	0.985 years	Ghana
1990s	6.16 years	5.55 years	0.61 years	Ghana
2000s	6.97 years	6.62 years	0.36 years	Ghana
2010s	7.69 years	7.79 years	0.095 years	Türkiye
2020s	8.39 years	8.49 years	0.1 years	Türkiye

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average years of schooling, Ghana or Türkiye?: Türkiye, at 8.49 years against 8.39 years in Ghana as of 2020.
What is the difference in average years of schooling between Ghana and Türkiye?: 0.1 years, with Türkiye ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Türkiye?: 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
How do Ghana and Türkiye rank globally for average years of schooling?: Ghana ranks 71st and Türkiye ranks 70th of 111 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Average years of schooling. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Average years of schooling
Unit: years
Source: Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 111 places, 3,441 data points, 1870–2020
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Average years of formal education for individuals aged 15-64.