Which has higher average years of schooling, Türkiye or Zimbabwe?

Zimbabwe, at 8.71 years against 8.63 years in Türkiye as of 2020.

What is the difference in average years of schooling between Türkiye and Zimbabwe?

0.08 years, with Zimbabwe ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Türkiye and Zimbabwe?

24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.

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.

Türkiye vs Zimbabwe: Average years of schooling

Türkiye

8.63 years

in 2020

Zimbabwe

8.71 years

in 2020

Türkiye rank

97th

Zimbabwe rank

94th

Average years of schooling over time

Türkiye
Zimbabwe

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 8.71 years against 8.63 years in Türkiye, a difference of 0.08 years.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Türkiye ahead.

Türkiye ranks 97th and Zimbabwe ranks 94th of 162 countries.

Across the 15 decades both report, Türkiye averaged higher in 7 and Zimbabwe in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Türkiye	Zimbabwe	Difference	Ahead
1870s	0.26 years	0.1 years	0.16 years	Türkiye
1880s	0.33 years	0.1 years	0.23 years	Türkiye
1890s	0.39 years	0.1 years	0.29 years	Türkiye
1900s	0.47 years	0.1 years	0.37 years	Türkiye
1910s	0.53 years	0.1 years	0.43 years	Türkiye
1920s	0.6455 years	0.4222 years	0.2233 years	Türkiye
1930s	0.7851 years	0.8383 years	0.0532 years	Zimbabwe
1950s	1.41 years	2.11 years	0.6958 years	Zimbabwe
1960s	2.4 years	2.64 years	0.2406 years	Zimbabwe
1970s	3.36 years	3.51 years	0.1449 years	Zimbabwe
1980s	4.66 years	4.46 years	0.1977 years	Türkiye
1990s	5.48 years	6.46 years	0.9807 years	Zimbabwe
2000s	6.36 years	7.51 years	1.15 years	Zimbabwe
2010s	7.32 years	7.83 years	0.5071 years	Zimbabwe
2020s	8.63 years	8.71 years	0.0778 years	Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average years of schooling, Türkiye or Zimbabwe?: Zimbabwe, at 8.71 years against 8.63 years in Türkiye as of 2020.
What is the difference in average years of schooling between Türkiye and Zimbabwe?: 0.08 years, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Türkiye and Zimbabwe?: 24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
How do Türkiye and Zimbabwe rank globally for average years of schooling?: Türkiye ranks 97th and Zimbabwe ranks 94th 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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Indicator: Average years of schooling
Unit: years
Source: Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 163 places, 3,421 data points, 1870–2020
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Average number of years of total schooling (primary, secondary, and tertiary) for the population aged 15 and over.