Indonesia vs Türkiye: Average years of schooling
Indonesia
8.56 years
in 2020
Türkiye
8.63 years
in 2020
Indonesia rank
99th
Türkiye rank
97th
Average years of schooling over time
- Indonesia
- Türkiye
How they compare
Türkiye currently reports 8.63 years against 8.56 years in Indonesia, a difference of 0.07 years.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Türkiye ahead.
Indonesia ranks 99th and Türkiye ranks 97th of 162 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 1 and Türkiye in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Indonesia | Türkiye | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.1 years | 0.26 years | 0.16 years | Türkiye |
| 1880s | 0.1 years | 0.33 years | 0.23 years | Türkiye |
| 1890s | 0.1 years | 0.39 years | 0.29 years | Türkiye |
| 1900s | 0.1 years | 0.47 years | 0.37 years | Türkiye |
| 1910s | 0.1625 years | 0.53 years | 0.3675 years | Türkiye |
| 1920s | 0.5354 years | 0.6455 years | 0.1101 years | Türkiye |
| 1930s | 0.7314 years | 0.7851 years | 0.0537 years | Türkiye |
| 1950s | 1.17 years | 1.41 years | 0.2402 years | Türkiye |
| 1960s | 1.87 years | 2.4 years | 0.5267 years | Türkiye |
| 1970s | 3.01 years | 3.36 years | 0.3484 years | Türkiye |
| 1980s | 3.75 years | 4.66 years | 0.9168 years | Türkiye |
| 1990s | 4.4 years | 5.48 years | 1.08 years | Türkiye |
| 2000s | 5.78 years | 6.36 years | 0.5804 years | Türkiye |
| 2010s | 7.77 years | 7.32 years | 0.4535 years | Indonesia |
| 2020s | 8.56 years | 8.63 years | 0.0766 years | Türkiye |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average years of schooling, Indonesia or Türkiye?
- Türkiye, at 8.63 years against 8.56 years in Indonesia as of 2020.
- What is the difference in average years of schooling between Indonesia and Türkiye?
- 0.07 years, with Türkiye ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Türkiye?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Indonesia and Türkiye rank globally for average years of schooling?
- Indonesia ranks 99th and Türkiye ranks 97th of 162 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Average years of schooling. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average number of years of total schooling (primary, secondary, and tertiary) for the population aged 15 and over.