Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) vs Turkey: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes over time
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 18.16 years against 15.38 years in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), a difference of 2.78 years.
That makes Turkey's figure about 1.2 times Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 42 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ahead.
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 10th and Turkey ranks 12th of 45 groups.
Across the 5 decades both report, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) averaged higher in 4 and Turkey in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.18 years | 7.59 years | 3.59 years | Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) |
| 1980s | 11.6 years | 8.29 years | 3.3 years | Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 11.5 years | 9.63 years | 1.87 years | Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 12.82 years | 12.22 years | 0.5972 years | Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 14.57 years | 16.35 years | 1.77 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, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 18.16 years against 15.38 years in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) as of 2018.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes between Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Turkey?
- 2.78 years, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Turkey?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
- How do Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Turkey rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 10th and Turkey ranks 12th of 45 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), 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
Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.