School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Turkey
Turkey: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes was 13.56 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
13.56 years
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
22nd
of 213 countries
All-time high
13.56 years
in 2023
All-time low
6.42 years
in 1971
Years of data
48
1971–2023
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Turkey, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Turkey recorded 13.56 years for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in 2023. That is the highest value across all 48 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Turkey peaked at 13.56 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6.42 years, in 1971.
That places Turkey 22nd out of 213 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Turkey, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 6.42 years | — |
| 1972 | 6.49 years | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 6.55 years | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 6.64 years | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 6.7 years | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 6.79 years | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 6.79 years | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 6.83 years | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 6.81 years | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 6.97 years | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 7.1 years | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 7.5 years | +5.7% |
| 1986 | 7.74 years | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 7.81 years | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 8 years | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 7.98 years | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 8.04 years | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 8.13 years | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 8.22 years | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 8.27 years | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 8.2 years | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 8.29 years | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 8.34 years | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 9.19 years | +10.2% |
| 2000 | 9.75 years | +6.1% |
| 2001 | 10.48 years | +7.5% |
| 2002 | 10.78 years | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 10.72 years | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 10.51 years | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 10.33 years | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 10.56 years | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 10.72 years | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 10.5 years | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 10.69 years | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 11.11 years | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 11.42 years | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 11.16 years | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 12.74 years | +14.1% |
| 2014 | 12.96 years | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 12.9 years | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 12.9 years | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 12.93 years | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 12.98 years | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 13.07 years | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 13.08 years | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 13.21 years | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 13.38 years | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 13.56 years | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.65 years | 6.42 years | 6.83 years | 8 |
| 1980s | 7.49 years | 6.81 years | 8 years | 8 |
| 1990s | 8.34 years | 8.04 years | 9.19 years | 8 |
| 2000s | 10.5 years | 9.75 years | 10.78 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.42 years | 11.11 years | 13.07 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.31 years | 13.08 years | 13.56 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
- 19 New Zealand 13.72 years compare
- 20 Uruguay 13.65 years compare
- 21 Slovenia 13.62 years compare
- 23 Fiji 13.51 years compare
- 24 Luxembourg 13.45 years compare
- 25 Turks and Caicos Islands 13.43 years compare
More education data for Turkey
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.31 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.03 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 299,967 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -3.39 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 5.96 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.96 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 6.35 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.17 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.03 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 9.33 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Turkey?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Turkey was 13.56 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 13.56 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.42 years in 1971.
- How does Turkey rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- Turkey ranks 22nd out of 213 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. 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, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release