Mean years of schooling long run in Turkey
Turkey: Mean years of schooling long run was 8.49 in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Mean years of schooling long run in Turkey, 1870–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Turkey recorded 8.49 for mean years of schooling long run in 2020. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean years of schooling long run in Turkey peaked at 8.49 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.01, in 1870.
That places Turkey 70th out of 111 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mean years of schooling long run in Turkey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1870 | 0.01 | — |
| 1875 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
| 1880 | 0.02 | +100.0% |
| 1885 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 0.03 | +50.0% |
| 1895 | 0.04 | +33.3% |
| 1900 | 0.17 | +325.0% |
| 1905 | 0.24 | +41.2% |
| 1910 | 0.22 | -8.3% |
| 1915 | 0.31 | +40.9% |
| 1920 | 0.39 | +25.8% |
| 1925 | 0.48 | +23.1% |
| 1930 | 0.57 | +18.7% |
| 1935 | 0.69 | +21.1% |
| 1940 | 0.78 | +13.0% |
| 1945 | 0.94 | +20.5% |
| 1950 | 1.14 | +21.3% |
| 1955 | 1.42 | +24.6% |
| 1960 | 1.84 | +29.6% |
| 1965 | 2.2 | +19.6% |
| 1970 | 2.58 | +17.3% |
| 1975 | 3.09 | +19.8% |
| 1980 | 3.77 | +22.0% |
| 1985 | 4.82 | +27.9% |
| 1990 | 5.22 | +8.3% |
| 1995 | 5.88 | +12.6% |
| 2000 | 6.37 | +8.3% |
| 2005 | 6.86 | +7.7% |
| 2010 | 7.44 | +8.5% |
| 2015 | 8.13 | +9.3% |
| 2020 | 8.49 | +4.4% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 8.49 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9.83, 86% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 8.49 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11.77, 72% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mean years of schooling long run in Turkey changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | +325.0% | 0.04 | 0.17 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 2 |
| 1880s | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 2 |
| 1890s | 0.035 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 2 |
| 1900s | 0.205 | 0.17 | 0.24 | 2 |
| 1910s | 0.265 | 0.22 | 0.31 | 2 |
| 1920s | 0.435 | 0.39 | 0.48 | 2 |
| 1930s | 0.63 | 0.57 | 0.69 | 2 |
| 1940s | 0.86 | 0.78 | 0.94 | 2 |
| 1950s | 1.28 | 1.14 | 1.42 | 2 |
| 1960s | 2.02 | 1.84 | 2.2 | 2 |
| 1970s | 2.83 | 2.58 | 3.09 | 2 |
| 1980s | 4.29 | 3.77 | 4.82 | 2 |
| 1990s | 5.55 | 5.22 | 5.88 | 2 |
| 2000s | 6.62 | 6.37 | 6.86 | 2 |
| 2010s | 7.79 | 7.44 | 8.13 | 2 |
| 2020s | 8.49 | 8.49 | 8.49 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
More education data for Turkey
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.5 (2017)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.4 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 788,294 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 184,302 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.05 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 980,973 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 12.31 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 5.54 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.87 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mean years of schooling long run in Turkey?
- Mean years of schooling long run in Turkey was 8.49 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest mean years of schooling long run recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 8.49 in 2020.
- What is the lowest mean years of schooling long run recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.01 in 1870.
- How does Turkey rank for mean years of schooling long run?
- Turkey ranks 70th out of 111 countries with data for 2020.
- Is mean years of schooling long run rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Mean years of schooling long run. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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