School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Turkey
Turkey: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female was 8.23 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Turkey, 1994–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Turkey recorded 8.23 years for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in 2023.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Turkey peaked at 8.94 years in 2013 and was at its lowest, 6.2 years, in 1995.
That places Turkey 147th out of 200 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Turkey, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 6.21 years | — |
| 1995 | 6.2 years | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 6.2 years | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 6.79 years | +9.4% |
| 2000 | 7.49 years | +10.4% |
| 2001 | 7.85 years | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 7.92 years | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 7.75 years | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 7.8 years | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 7.88 years | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 7.99 years | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 8.09 years | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 8 years | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 7.95 years | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 8.17 years | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 8.27 years | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 8.17 years | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 8.94 years | +9.4% |
| 2014 | 8.89 years | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 8.63 years | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 8.55 years | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 8.45 years | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 8.54 years | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 8.6 years | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 8.61 years | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 8.18 years | -5.0% |
| 2022 | 8.25 years | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 8.23 years | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.35 years | 6.2 years | 6.79 years | 4 |
| 2000s | 7.87 years | 7.49 years | 8.09 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.52 years | 8.17 years | 8.94 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.32 years | 8.18 years | 8.61 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
More education data for Turkey
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Turkey?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Turkey was 8.23 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 8.94 years in 2013.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.2 years in 1995.
- How does Turkey rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female?
- Turkey ranks 147th out of 200 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.9%. 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 and lower secondary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release