Türkiye vs Upper middle income: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes

Türkiye
18.16 years
in 2018
Upper middle income
14.36 years
in 2019
Türkiye rank
12th
Upper middle income rank
14th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes over time

  • Türkiye
  • Upper middle income
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How they compare

Türkiye currently reports 18.16 years against 14.36 years in Upper middle income, a difference of 3.8 years.

That makes Türkiye's figure about 1.3 times Upper middle income's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Upper middle income ahead.

Türkiye ranks 12th and Upper middle income ranks 14th of 183 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Türkiye averaged higher in 2 and Upper middle income in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Türkiye Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1970s 7.59 years 8.79 years 1.2 years Upper middle income
1980s 8.29 years 9.63 years 1.34 years Upper middle income
1990s 9.63 years 10.19 years 0.5626 years Upper middle income
2000s 12.22 years 11.95 years 0.2738 years Türkiye
2010s 16.35 years 13.61 years 2.74 years Türkiye

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes, Türkiye or Upper middle income?
Türkiye, at 18.16 years against 14.36 years in Upper middle income as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes between Türkiye and Upper middle income?
3.8 years, with Türkiye ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Türkiye and Upper middle income?
42 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Türkiye and Upper middle income rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
Türkiye ranks 12th and Upper middle income ranks 14th of 183 countries.
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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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
228 places, 7,038 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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.