School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Türkiye
Türkiye: School life expectancy, primary, both sexes was 4.1 years in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
4.1 years
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
197th
of 218 countries
All-time high
5.39 years
in 2002
All-time low
3.91 years
in 2017
Years of data
50
1971–2023
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Türkiye, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Türkiye recorded 4.1 years for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in 2023.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Türkiye peaked at 5.39 years in 2002 and was at its lowest, 3.91 years, in 2017.
Türkiye ranks 197th of 218 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 4.89 years | — |
| 1972 | 4.86 years | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 4.9 years | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 4.98 years | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 4.9 years | -1.7% |
| 1976 | 4.95 years | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 4.94 years | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 4.82 years | -2.4% |
| 1979 | 4.83 years | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 4.74 years | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 4.85 years | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 4.95 years | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 5.26 years | +6.4% |
| 1985 | 5.23 years | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 5.24 years | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 5.21 years | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 5.26 years | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 5.1 years | -3.0% |
| 1990 | 5.12 years | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 5.1 years | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 5.09 years | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 4.95 years | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 4.8 years | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 4.75 years | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 4.77 years | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 5.03 years | +5.4% |
| 2000 | 5.27 years | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 5.36 years | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 5.39 years | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 5.22 years | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 5.22 years | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 5.24 years | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 5.25 years | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 5.28 years | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 5.16 years | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 5.09 years | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 5.22 years | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 5.26 years | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 5.22 years | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 4.57 years | -12.5% |
| 2014 | 4.47 years | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 4.3 years | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 4.22 years | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 3.91 years | -7.3% |
| 2018 | 4.04 years | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 4.15 years | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 4.13 years | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 4.11 years | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 4.11 years | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 4.1 years | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.9 years | 4.82 years | 4.98 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 5.09 years | 4.74 years | 5.26 years | 9 |
| 1990s | 4.95 years | 4.75 years | 5.12 years | 8 |
| 2000s | 5.24 years | 5.09 years | 5.39 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.54 years | 3.91 years | 5.26 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.11 years | 4.1 years | 4.13 years | 4 |
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More education data for Türkiye
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 102.44 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 102.4% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Türkiye?
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Türkiye was 4.1 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 5.39 years in 2002.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.91 years in 2017.
- How does Türkiye rank for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes?
- Türkiye ranks 197th out of 218 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Türkiye data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release