School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Turkey
Turkey: School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) was 0.9768 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.9768 GPIA
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
152nd
of 215 countries
All-time high
1.01 GPIA
in 2014
All-time low
0.7745 GPIA
in 1971
Years of data
49
1971–2023
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Turkey, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Turkey recorded 0.9768 GPIA for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in 2023.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Turkey peaked at 1.01 GPIA in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.7745 GPIA, in 1971.
That places Turkey 152nd out of 215 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Turkey, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.7745 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 0.8043 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 1973 | 0.8292 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 0.8483 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 0.8507 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 0.8445 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 0.8419 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.8502 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 0.8588 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 0.8719 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 0.8922 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 0.9128 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 0.9242 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 0.9297 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.9268 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.9283 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.9269 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.9278 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.9271 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.9286 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.9328 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.9413 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.943 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.9361 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.9305 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.9336 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.9437 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.9514 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.9552 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.9628 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.9657 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.9718 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.9764 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.9878 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.9957 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.9997 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 1 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.9994 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 1 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.9992 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9967 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.9937 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.9917 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.993 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9768 GPIA | -1.6% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 0.9768 GPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9951 GPIA, 98% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 0.9768 GPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9989 GPIA, 98% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8336 GPIA | 0.7745 GPIA | 0.8588 GPIA | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.9141 GPIA | 0.8719 GPIA | 0.9297 GPIA | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.9334 GPIA | 0.9271 GPIA | 0.943 GPIA | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.9644 GPIA | 0.9336 GPIA | 0.9957 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 GPIA | 0.9967 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9888 GPIA | 0.9768 GPIA | 0.9937 GPIA | 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, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Turkey?
- School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Turkey was 0.9768 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 GPIA in 2014.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7745 GPIA in 1971.
- How does Turkey rank for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Turkey ranks 152nd out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release