School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Turkey
Turkey: School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) was 0.975 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.975 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
162nd
of 213 countries
All-time high
0.9888 GPIA
in 2016
All-time low
0.4318 GPIA
in 1971
Years of data
48
1971–2023
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Turkey, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Turkey stood at 0.975 GPIA.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Turkey peaked at 0.9888 GPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.4318 GPIA, in 1971.
Turkey ranks 162nd of 213 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Turkey, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.4318 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 0.4392 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 0.4591 GPIA | +4.5% |
| 1974 | 0.4781 GPIA | +4.2% |
| 1976 | 0.5229 GPIA | +9.4% |
| 1977 | 0.5169 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 0.5075 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 0.5163 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 0.5168 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.5567 GPIA | +7.7% |
| 1983 | 0.5663 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 0.5708 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.5697 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.5768 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.5861 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 0.5986 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 0.6108 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 0.6226 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.6368 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 0.649 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.6714 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 0.665 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.6908 GPIA | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 0.697 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.7403 GPIA | +6.2% |
| 2001 | 0.7424 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.7404 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.7446 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.7903 GPIA | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 0.8522 GPIA | +7.8% |
| 2006 | 0.8604 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.871 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.9027 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 0.9321 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 0.9342 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9344 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9656 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 0.9847 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9879 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.9875 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9888 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9653 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.9865 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9715 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.9821 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9819 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.972 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.975 GPIA | +0.3% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 0.975 GPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.02 GPIA, 95% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 0.975 GPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1 GPIA, 97% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.484 GPIA | 0.4318 GPIA | 0.5229 GPIA | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.5677 GPIA | 0.5168 GPIA | 0.5986 GPIA | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.6554 GPIA | 0.6108 GPIA | 0.697 GPIA | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.8176 GPIA | 0.7403 GPIA | 0.9321 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9706 GPIA | 0.9342 GPIA | 0.9888 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9778 GPIA | 0.972 GPIA | 0.9821 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
More education data for Turkey
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 788,294 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 184,302 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.05 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 980,973 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 12.31 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 5.54 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.87 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0649 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Turkey?
- School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Turkey was 0.975 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9888 GPIA in 2016.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4318 GPIA in 1971.
- How does Turkey rank for school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Turkey ranks 162nd out of 213 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. 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, secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release