Turkey vs UIS: North America and Western Europe: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes
Turkey
18.8 years
in 2023
UIS: North America and Western Europe
16.68 years
in 2024
Turkey rank
9th
UIS: North America and Western Europe rank
9th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes over time
- Turkey
- UIS: North America and Western Europe
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 18.8 years against 16.68 years in UIS: North America and Western Europe, a difference of 2.12 years.
That makes Turkey's figure about 1.1 times UIS: North America and Western Europe's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 1999 it was UIS: North America and Western Europe ahead.
Turkey ranks 9th and UIS: North America and Western Europe ranks 9th of 186 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Turkey averaged higher in 2 and UIS: North America and Western Europe in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Turkey | UIS: North America and Western Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.42 years | 15.65 years | 5.23 years | UIS: North America and Western Europe |
| 2000s | 12.33 years | 16.03 years | 3.71 years | UIS: North America and Western Europe |
| 2010s | 17.01 years | 16.7 years | 0.317 years | Turkey |
| 2020s | 19.4 years | 16.78 years | 2.62 years | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes, Turkey or UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- Turkey, at 18.8 years against 16.68 years in UIS: North America and Western Europe as of 2023.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes between Turkey and UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- 2.12 years, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Turkey and UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
- How do Turkey and UIS: North America and Western Europe rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- Turkey ranks 9th and UIS: North America and Western Europe ranks 9th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release