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

Türkiye, at 8.49 years against 8.32 years in Zimbabwe as of 2020.

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

0.17 years, with Türkiye ahead.

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

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.

Türkiye vs Zimbabwe: Average years of schooling

Türkiye

8.49 years

in 2020

Zimbabwe

8.32 years

in 2020

Türkiye rank

70th

Zimbabwe rank

73rd

Average years of schooling over time

Türkiye
Zimbabwe

How they compare

Türkiye currently reports 8.49 years against 8.32 years in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.17 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Türkiye ranks 70th and Zimbabwe ranks 73rd of 111 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Türkiye averaged higher in 6 and Zimbabwe in 9.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Türkiye	Zimbabwe	Difference	Ahead
1870s	0.01 years	0.01 years	0 years	—
1880s	0.02 years	0.01 years	0.01 years	Türkiye
1890s	0.035 years	0.01 years	0.025 years	Türkiye
1900s	0.205 years	0.015 years	0.19 years	Türkiye
1910s	0.265 years	0.09 years	0.175 years	Türkiye
1920s	0.435 years	0.265 years	0.17 years	Türkiye
1930s	0.63 years	0.715 years	0.085 years	Zimbabwe
1940s	0.86 years	1.22 years	0.36 years	Zimbabwe
1950s	1.28 years	1.82 years	0.545 years	Zimbabwe
1960s	2.02 years	2.53 years	0.51 years	Zimbabwe
1970s	2.83 years	3.38 years	0.545 years	Zimbabwe
1980s	4.29 years	4.44 years	0.14 years	Zimbabwe
1990s	5.55 years	6.41 years	0.86 years	Zimbabwe
2000s	6.62 years	7.46 years	0.84 years	Zimbabwe
2010s	7.79 years	7.95 years	0.16 years	Zimbabwe
2020s	8.49 years	8.32 years	0.17 years	Türkiye

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average years of schooling, Türkiye or Zimbabwe?: Türkiye, at 8.49 years against 8.32 years in Zimbabwe as of 2020.
What is the difference in average years of schooling between Türkiye and Zimbabwe?: 0.17 years, with Türkiye ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Türkiye and Zimbabwe?: 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
How do Türkiye and Zimbabwe rank globally for average years of schooling?: Türkiye ranks 70th and Zimbabwe ranks 73rd 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.