School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Turkey
Turkey: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female was 13.39 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
13.39 years
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
25th
of 208 countries
All-time high
13.39 years
in 2023
All-time low
5.16 years
in 1971
Years of data
46
1971–2023
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Turkey, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Turkey recorded 13.39 years for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in 2023. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Turkey peaked at 13.39 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.16 years, in 1971.
That places Turkey 25th out of 208 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Turkey, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 5.16 years | — |
| 1972 | 5.29 years | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 5.45 years | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 5.61 years | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 5.7 years | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 5.75 years | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 5.73 years | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 5.8 years | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 6.07 years | +4.7% |
| 1984 | 6.63 years | +9.1% |
| 1986 | 6.8 years | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 6.85 years | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 7.02 years | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 7.02 years | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 7.1 years | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 7.2 years | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 7.31 years | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 7.36 years | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 7.37 years | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 7.43 years | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 7.51 years | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 8.25 years | +9.8% |
| 2000 | 8.89 years | +7.7% |
| 2001 | 9.55 years | +7.5% |
| 2002 | 9.82 years | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 9.77 years | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 9.78 years | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 9.82 years | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 10.08 years | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 10.27 years | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 10.18 years | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 10.48 years | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 10.9 years | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 11.22 years | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 11.05 years | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 12.69 years | +14.8% |
| 2014 | 12.92 years | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 12.85 years | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 12.87 years | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 12.77 years | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 12.91 years | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 12.93 years | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 12.98 years | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 13.11 years | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 13.23 years | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 13.39 years | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.56 years | 5.16 years | 5.8 years | 8 |
| 1980s | 6.73 years | 6.07 years | 7.02 years | 6 |
| 1990s | 7.44 years | 7.1 years | 8.25 years | 8 |
| 2000s | 9.86 years | 8.89 years | 10.48 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.31 years | 10.9 years | 12.93 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.18 years | 12.98 years | 13.39 years | 4 |
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More education data for Turkey
- 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 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 21.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Turkey?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Turkey was 13.39 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 13.39 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.16 years in 1971.
- How does Turkey rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female?
- Turkey ranks 25th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release