School life expectancy, primary … secondary adjusted GPIA gender in Turkey
Turkey: School life expectancy, primary … secondary adjusted GPIA gender was 0.9756 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.9756 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
164th
of 208 countries
All-time high
0.9946 GPIA
in 2014
All-time low
0.6798 GPIA
in 1971
Years of data
46
1971–2023
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Turkey, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Turkey is 0.9756 GPIA, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Turkey peaked at 0.9946 GPIA in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.6798 GPIA, in 1971.
That places Turkey 164th out of 208 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary … secondary adjusted GPIA gender in Turkey, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.6798 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 0.6974 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 0.7204 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 1974 | 0.7403 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 0.7493 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 0.7413 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 0.7367 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 0.7443 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 0.7764 GPIA | +4.3% |
| 1984 | 0.7967 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 0.7971 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.7945 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.7961 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.7942 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.7992 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 0.8015 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.8064 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.8084 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.8198 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.8137 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.8231 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.8174 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.8398 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 0.84 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.8399 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.8413 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.8721 GPIA | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 0.9081 GPIA | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 0.9142 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.9215 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.9436 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.9618 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.9644 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9658 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9813 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.9921 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9946 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.9934 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9943 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9761 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.9905 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.9794 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9858 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.9849 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9784 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.9756 GPIA | -0.3% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 0.9756 GPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.01 GPIA, 97% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 0.9756 GPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9992 GPIA, 98% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7262 GPIA | 0.6798 GPIA | 0.7493 GPIA | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.7925 GPIA | 0.7764 GPIA | 0.7971 GPIA | 6 |
| 1990s | 0.8112 GPIA | 0.7992 GPIA | 0.8231 GPIA | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.8882 GPIA | 0.8398 GPIA | 0.9618 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9832 GPIA | 0.9644 GPIA | 0.9946 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9812 GPIA | 0.9756 GPIA | 0.9858 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 and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Turkey?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Turkey was 0.9756 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9946 GPIA in 2014.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6798 GPIA in 1971.
- How does Turkey rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity?
- Turkey ranks 164th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. 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 secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release