Lithuania vs Türkiye: Official entrance age to compulsory education
Lithuania
6 years
in 2025
Türkiye
6 years
in 2025
Lithuania rank
21st
Türkiye rank
21st
Official entrance age to compulsory education over time
- Lithuania
- Türkiye
How they compare
Lithuania currently reports 6 years against 6 years in Türkiye, a difference of 0 years.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 28 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Lithuania ahead.
Lithuania ranks 21st and Türkiye ranks 21st of 205 countries.
Lithuania has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lithuania | Türkiye | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7 years | 6 years | 1 years | Lithuania |
| 2000s | 7 years | 6 years | 1 years | Lithuania |
| 2010s | 6.7 years | 6 years | 0.7 years | Lithuania |
| 2020s | 6 years | 6 years | 0 years | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher official entrance age to compulsory education, Lithuania or Türkiye?
- Lithuania, at 6 years against 6 years in Türkiye as of 2025.
- What is the difference in official entrance age to compulsory education between Lithuania and Türkiye?
- 0 years, with Lithuania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and Türkiye?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2025.
- How do Lithuania and Türkiye rank globally for official entrance age to compulsory education?
- Lithuania ranks 21st and Türkiye ranks 21st of 205 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Official entrance age to compulsory education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The official age for entering compulsory education is based on students starting at the earliest entrance age, studying full-time, and advancing without grade repetition or skipping.