Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total in Türkiye
Türkiye: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total was 4.49 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total in Türkiye, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total in Türkiye stood at 4.49. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total in Türkiye peaked at 4.49 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.4, in 1960.
Türkiye ranks 91st of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.4 | — |
| 1965 | 1.67 | +19.3% |
| 1970 | 1.92 | +15.0% |
| 1975 | 2.28 | +18.7% |
| 1980 | 2.64 | +15.8% |
| 1985 | 3.13 | +18.6% |
| 1990 | 3.37 | +7.7% |
| 1995 | 3.67 | +8.9% |
| 2000 | 4.03 | +9.8% |
| 2005 | 4.24 | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 4.49 | +5.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.53 | 1.4 | 1.67 | 2 |
| 1970s | 2.1 | 1.92 | 2.28 | 2 |
| 1980s | 2.88 | 2.64 | 3.13 | 2 |
| 1990s | 3.52 | 3.37 | 3.67 | 2 |
| 2000s | 4.13 | 4.03 | 4.24 | 2 |
| 2010s | 4.49 | 4.49 | 4.49 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Türkiye
More education data for Türkiye
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.31 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.03 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 299,967 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -3.39 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 5.96 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.96 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 6.35 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.17 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.03 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 9.33 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total in Türkiye?
- Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total in Türkiye was 4.49 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 4.49 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4 in 1960.
- How does Türkiye rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total?
- Türkiye ranks 91st out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Türkiye data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of primary schooling, 15+, total is the average years of primary education completed among people over age 15.