School life expectancy, primary, male in Türkiye
Türkiye: School life expectancy, primary, male was 4.15 years in 2023. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, primary, male in Türkiye, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, school life expectancy, primary, male in Türkiye stood at 4.15 years.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, male in Türkiye peaked at 5.52 years in 2002 and was at its lowest, 3.91 years, in 2017.
Türkiye ranks 184th of 209 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 49 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.33 years | 5.19 years | 5.5 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 5.31 years | 5.05 years | 5.5 years | 8 |
| 1990s | 5.11 years | 4.88 years | 5.28 years | 8 |
| 2000s | 5.34 years | 5.1 years | 5.52 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.53 years | 3.91 years | 5.25 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.13 years | 4.12 years | 4.15 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)
- School enrollment, primary 102.4% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0035 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, male in Türkiye?
- School life expectancy, primary, male in Türkiye was 4.15 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 5.52 years in 2002.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.91 years in 2017.
- How does Türkiye rank for school life expectancy, primary, male?
- Türkiye ranks 184th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, male rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.0%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release