School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Türkiye
Türkiye: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity was 1 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1 GPIA
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
135th
of 179 countries
All-time high
1 GPIA
in 2023
All-time low
0.6589 GPIA
in 1971
Years of data
45
1971–2023
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Türkiye, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Türkiye is 1 GPIA, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Türkiye peaked at 1 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.6589 GPIA, in 1971.
Türkiye ranks 135th of 179 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.6589 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 0.6768 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 0.6993 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 1974 | 0.7186 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 0.7065 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 1977 | 0.7012 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.7026 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.7155 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 0.7579 GPIA | +5.9% |
| 1984 | 0.7845 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 1986 | 0.7788 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.7774 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.7783 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.7754 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.7776 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.7784 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.7828 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.7833 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.797 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 0.7945 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.7871 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.7977 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.8254 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 0.8262 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.8295 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.8502 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 0.8817 GPIA | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 0.8879 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.8951 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.9153 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.9301 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.9346 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.9408 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.951 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9581 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.9633 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.9585 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.9561 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9438 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.9576 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.9632 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.9775 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.9879 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9906 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 1 GPIA | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6974 GPIA | 0.6589 GPIA | 0.7186 GPIA | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.7754 GPIA | 0.7579 GPIA | 0.7845 GPIA | 6 |
| 1990s | 0.7873 GPIA | 0.7776 GPIA | 0.7977 GPIA | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.8713 GPIA | 0.8254 GPIA | 0.9301 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9527 GPIA | 0.9346 GPIA | 0.9633 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9893 GPIA | 0.9775 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 4 |
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More education data for Türkiye
- 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 to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Türkiye?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Türkiye was 1 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 1 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6589 GPIA in 1971.
- How does Türkiye rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity?
- Türkiye ranks 135th out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Türkiye data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release