School life expectancy, secondary, female in Türkiye
Türkiye: School life expectancy, secondary, female was 9.34 years in 2023. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, secondary, female in Türkiye, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Türkiye recorded 9.34 years for school life expectancy, secondary, female in 2023. That is the highest value across all 48 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, female in Türkiye peaked at 9.34 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.9063 years, in 1971.
That places Türkiye 4th out of 213 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School life expectancy, secondary, female in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.9063 years | — |
| 1972 | 0.9758 years | +7.7% |
| 1973 | 1.02 years | +4.5% |
| 1974 | 1.06 years | +3.6% |
| 1976 | 1.18 years | +11.4% |
| 1977 | 1.24 years | +5.5% |
| 1978 | 1.31 years | +5.3% |
| 1979 | 1.35 years | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 1.43 years | +6.4% |
| 1982 | 1.5 years | +5.0% |
| 1983 | 1.54 years | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 1.61 years | +4.5% |
| 1986 | 1.79 years | +11.1% |
| 1987 | 1.88 years | +5.0% |
| 1988 | 2 years | +6.3% |
| 1989 | 2.14 years | +7.0% |
| 1990 | 2.2 years | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 2.31 years | +4.8% |
| 1992 | 2.41 years | +4.6% |
| 1993 | 2.59 years | +7.4% |
| 1994 | 2.72 years | +4.9% |
| 1995 | 2.82 years | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 2.9 years | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 3.41 years | +17.3% |
| 2000 | 3.8 years | +11.7% |
| 2001 | 4.35 years | +14.4% |
| 2002 | 4.58 years | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 4.68 years | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 4.66 years | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 4.68 years | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 4.91 years | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 5.06 years | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 5.06 years | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 5.41 years | +6.9% |
| 2010 | 5.69 years | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 5.94 years | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 5.84 years | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 8.11 years | +38.9% |
| 2014 | 8.43 years | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 8.54 years | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 8.64 years | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 8.86 years | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 8.88 years | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 8.78 years | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 8.86 years | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 9.02 years | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 9.14 years | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 9.34 years | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.13 years | 0.9063 years | 1.35 years | 8 |
| 1980s | 1.74 years | 1.43 years | 2.14 years | 8 |
| 1990s | 2.67 years | 2.2 years | 3.41 years | 8 |
| 2000s | 4.72 years | 3.8 years | 5.41 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.77 years | 5.69 years | 8.88 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.09 years | 8.86 years | 9.34 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, secondary, female in Türkiye?
- School life expectancy, secondary, female in Türkiye was 9.34 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 9.34 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9063 years in 1971.
- How does Türkiye rank for school life expectancy, secondary, female?
- Türkiye ranks 4th out of 213 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, female rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Türkiye data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, secondary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release