South Asia vs Turkey: Secondary education, duration

South Asia
7 years
in 2025
Turkey
8 years
in 2025
South Asia rank
3rd
Turkey rank
3rd

Secondary education, duration over time

  • South Asia
  • Turkey
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How they compare

Turkey currently reports 8 years against 7 years in South Asia, a difference of 1 years.

That makes Turkey's figure about 1.1 times South Asia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was South Asia ahead.

South Asia ranks 3rd and Turkey ranks 3rd of 44 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, South Asia averaged higher in 4 and Turkey in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Asia Turkey Difference Ahead
1970s 7 years 6 years 1 years South Asia
1980s 7 years 6 years 1 years South Asia
1990s 7 years 6 years 1 years South Asia
2000s 7 years 6.1 years 0.9 years South Asia
2010s 7 years 7.7 years 0.7 years Turkey
2020s 7 years 8 years 1 years Turkey

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, duration, South Asia or Turkey?
Turkey, at 8 years against 7 years in South Asia as of 2025.
What is the difference in secondary education, duration between South Asia and Turkey?
1 years, with Turkey ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Asia and Turkey?
56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do South Asia and Turkey rank globally for secondary education, duration?
South Asia ranks 3rd and Turkey ranks 3rd of 44 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Secondary education, duration (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Secondary education, duration (years)
Unit
years
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
255 places, 13,986 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Secondary duration refers to the number of grades (years) in secondary school.