School life expectancy, pre-primary, female (years) (years female) in Turkey
Turkey: School life expectancy, pre-primary, female (years) (years female) was 1.55 years in 2023. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Turkey, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Turkey is 1.55 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
The figure is up 10.5% on the previous year and up 87.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Turkey peaked at 1.55 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0034 years, in 1981.
Turkey ranks 120th of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, female (years) (years female) in Turkey, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0035 years | — |
| 1972 | 0.005 years | +40.1% |
| 1973 | 0.005 years | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0046 years | -8.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0039 years | -15.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0037 years | -3.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0037 years | -1.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0034 years | -6.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0041 years | +19.8% |
| 1983 | 0.004 years | -1.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0043 years | +7.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0615 years | +1317.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0859 years | +39.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0747 years | -13.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0739 years | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0751 years | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 0.079 years | +5.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0848 years | +7.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0935 years | +10.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0964 years | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1005 years | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 0.1071 years | +6.6% |
| 1997 | 0.1282 years | +19.7% |
| 1998 | 0.1332 years | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 0.19 years | +42.6% |
| 2000 | 0.1937 years | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1979 years | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.2198 years | +11.1% |
| 2003 | 0.2442 years | +11.1% |
| 2004 | 0.2731 years | +11.8% |
| 2005 | 0.3341 years | +22.3% |
| 2006 | 0.419 years | +25.4% |
| 2007 | 0.5129 years | +22.4% |
| 2008 | 0.5865 years | +14.4% |
| 2009 | 0.6675 years | +13.8% |
| 2010 | 0.8035 years | +20.4% |
| 2011 | 0.8939 years | +11.3% |
| 2012 | 0.9222 years | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 0.8283 years | -10.2% |
| 2014 | 0.8164 years | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.9064 years | +11.0% |
| 2016 | 0.951 years | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 1.04 years | +8.9% |
| 2018 | 1.15 years | +10.6% |
| 2019 | 1.17 years | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 1.2 years | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 0.9107 years | -24.1% |
| 2022 | 1.41 years | +54.4% |
| 2023 | 1.55 years | +10.5% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 1.55 years is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.81 years, 86% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 1.55 years is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.87 years, 54% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, pre-primary, female (years) (years female) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +1317.3% | 0.0043 years | 0.0615 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0042 years | 0.0035 years | 0.005 years | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.043 years | 0.0034 years | 0.0859 years | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.1125 years | 0.079 years | 0.19 years | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.3649 years | 0.1937 years | 0.6675 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9476 years | 0.8035 years | 1.17 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.27 years | 0.9107 years | 1.55 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
More education data for Turkey
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0649 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Turkey?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Turkey was 1.55 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, female recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 1.55 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, female recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0034 years in 1981.
- How does Turkey rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, female?
- Turkey ranks 120th out of 205 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, female rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 87.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, pre-primary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release