School life expectancy, secondary, male (years) (life male years) in Turkey
Turkey: School life expectancy, secondary, male (years) (life male years) was 9.58 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, male in Turkey, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, school life expectancy, secondary, male in Turkey stood at 9.58 years. That is the highest value across all 48 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, male in Turkey peaked at 9.58 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.1 years, in 1971.
That places Turkey 3rd out of 213 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, male (years) (life male years) in Turkey, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 2.1 years | — |
| 1972 | 2.22 years | +5.9% |
| 1973 | 2.22 years | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 2.21 years | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 2.25 years | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 2.4 years | +6.7% |
| 1978 | 2.58 years | +7.2% |
| 1979 | 2.61 years | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 2.77 years | +6.3% |
| 1982 | 2.7 years | -2.5% |
| 1983 | 2.72 years | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 2.82 years | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 3.14 years | +11.3% |
| 1987 | 3.26 years | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 3.41 years | +4.6% |
| 1989 | 3.57 years | +4.8% |
| 1990 | 3.6 years | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 3.71 years | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 3.79 years | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 3.99 years | +5.3% |
| 1994 | 4.05 years | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 4.24 years | +4.8% |
| 1997 | 4.2 years | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 4.89 years | +16.3% |
| 2000 | 5.14 years | +5.2% |
| 2001 | 5.86 years | +14.1% |
| 2002 | 6.18 years | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 6.29 years | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 5.9 years | -6.2% |
| 2005 | 5.49 years | -6.9% |
| 2006 | 5.7 years | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 5.81 years | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 5.6 years | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 5.8 years | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 6.09 years | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 6.36 years | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 6.05 years | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 8.23 years | +36.2% |
| 2014 | 8.54 years | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 8.65 years | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 8.73 years | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 9.18 years | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 9 years | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 9.04 years | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 9.03 years | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 9.19 years | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 9.4 years | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 9.58 years | +1.9% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 9.58 years is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.52 years, 1.7× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 9.58 years is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.32 years, 1.3× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, secondary, male (years) (life male years) in Turkey changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +36.2% | 6.05 years | 8.23 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.32 years | 2.1 years | 2.61 years | 8 |
| 1980s | 3.05 years | 2.7 years | 3.57 years | 8 |
| 1990s | 4.06 years | 3.6 years | 4.89 years | 8 |
| 2000s | 5.78 years | 5.14 years | 6.29 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.99 years | 6.05 years | 9.18 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.3 years | 9.03 years | 9.58 years | 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, male in Turkey?
- School life expectancy, secondary, male in Turkey was 9.58 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 9.58 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1 years in 1971.
- How does Turkey rank for school life expectancy, secondary, male?
- Turkey ranks 3rd out of 213 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, male rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.3%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release