School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Türkiye
Türkiye: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 18.16 years in 2018. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Türkiye, 1971–2018
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2018, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Türkiye stood at 18.16 years. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 45.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Türkiye peaked at 18.16 years in 2018 and was at its lowest, 7.28 years, in 1971.
That places Türkiye 12th out of 183 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 7.28 years | — |
| 1972 | 7.37 years | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 7.45 years | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 7.57 years | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 7.74 years | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 7.82 years | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 7.77 years | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 7.74 years | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 7.53 years | -2.7% |
| 1982 | 7.66 years | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 7.77 years | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 8.21 years | +5.6% |
| 1986 | 8.62 years | +5.0% |
| 1987 | 8.71 years | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 8.91 years | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 8.93 years | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 9.06 years | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 9.19 years | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 9.31 years | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 9.46 years | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 9.59 years | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 9.73 years | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 9.91 years | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 10.78 years | +8.9% |
| 2001 | 11.6 years | +7.5% |
| 2002 | 11.99 years | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 12.12 years | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 12.01 years | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 11.93 years | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 12.32 years | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 12.56 years | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 12.49 years | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 12.98 years | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 13.83 years | +6.5% |
| 2011 | 14.33 years | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 14.42 years | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 16.46 years | +14.1% |
| 2014 | 16.92 years | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 17.32 years | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 17.7 years | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 17.98 years | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 18.16 years | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.59 years | 7.28 years | 7.82 years | 8 |
| 1980s | 8.29 years | 7.53 years | 8.93 years | 8 |
| 1990s | 9.63 years | 9.06 years | 10.78 years | 8 |
| 2000s | 12.22 years | 11.6 years | 12.98 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 16.35 years | 13.83 years | 18.16 years | 9 |
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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, both sexes in Türkiye?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Türkiye was 18.16 years in 2018, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 18.16 years in 2018.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.28 years in 1971.
- How does Türkiye rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- Türkiye ranks 12th out of 183 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Türkiye data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.