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
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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

Indicator
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
407 places, 13,852 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release