School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Türkiye
Türkiye: School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9667 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.9667 GPIA
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
172nd
of 205 countries
All-time high
0.9918 GPIA
in 1985
All-time low
0.7914 GPIA
in 1979
Years of data
49
1971–2023
School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Türkiye, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Türkiye recorded 0.9667 GPIA for school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in 2023.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Türkiye peaked at 0.9918 GPIA in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.7914 GPIA, in 1979.
That places Türkiye 172nd out of 205 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.8586 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 0.9685 GPIA | +12.8% |
| 1973 | 0.9151 GPIA | -5.5% |
| 1974 | 0.8414 GPIA | -8.1% |
| 1975 | 0.8173 GPIA | -2.9% |
| 1978 | 0.8802 GPIA | +7.7% |
| 1979 | 0.7914 GPIA | -10.1% |
| 1981 | 0.8367 GPIA | +5.7% |
| 1982 | 0.8728 GPIA | +4.3% |
| 1983 | 0.8369 GPIA | -4.1% |
| 1984 | 0.8868 GPIA | +6.0% |
| 1985 | 0.9918 GPIA | +11.8% |
| 1986 | 0.9663 GPIA | -2.6% |
| 1987 | 0.9397 GPIA | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 0.9414 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.9288 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.9227 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.9381 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.9333 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.9438 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.9263 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 0.9495 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 0.9294 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 0.9318 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.948 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 0.958 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.9575 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.955 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.9553 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.962 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.9526 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.9554 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.9524 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.9709 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.962 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.969 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.9728 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.976 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.9674 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.9588 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.9553 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.9587 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.9623 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.9674 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.9708 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.9761 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.9719 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.9843 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.9667 GPIA | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8675 GPIA | 0.7914 GPIA | 0.9685 GPIA | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.9113 GPIA | 0.8367 GPIA | 0.9918 GPIA | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.9359 GPIA | 0.9227 GPIA | 0.9495 GPIA | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.9581 GPIA | 0.9524 GPIA | 0.9709 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9659 GPIA | 0.9553 GPIA | 0.976 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9748 GPIA | 0.9667 GPIA | 0.9843 GPIA | 4 |
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More education data for Türkiye
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 299,967 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 21.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 102.44 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 102.4% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Türkiye?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Türkiye was 0.9667 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9918 GPIA in 1985.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7914 GPIA in 1979.
- How does Türkiye rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Türkiye ranks 172nd out of 205 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Türkiye data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release