Turkey vs Turkmenistan: Number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education
Turkey
12
in 2025
Turkmenistan
12
in 2025
Turkey rank
3rd
Turkmenistan rank
3rd
Number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education over time
- Turkey
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 12 against 12 in Turkmenistan, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Turkmenistan ahead.
Turkey ranks 3rd and Turkmenistan ranks 3rd of 73 countries.
Turkmenistan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Turkey | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8 | 9 | 1 | Turkmenistan |
| 2000s | 8 | 9.1 | 1.1 | Turkmenistan |
| 2010s | 11.2 | 11.2 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 12 | 12 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education, Turkey or Turkmenistan?
- Turkey, at 12 against 12 in Turkmenistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education between Turkey and Turkmenistan?
- 0, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Turkey and Turkmenistan?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2025.
- How do Turkey and Turkmenistan rank globally for number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education?
- Turkey ranks 3rd and Turkmenistan ranks 3rd of 73 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNICEF, published as Number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education guaranteed in legal frameworks. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.