School life expectancy, tertiary, male (years) (School male years) in Turkey
Turkey: School life expectancy, tertiary, male (years) (School male years) was 6.38 years in 2018. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, male in Turkey, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Turkey recorded 6.38 years for school life expectancy, tertiary, male in 2018. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 173.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, male in Turkey peaked at 6.38 years in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.3991 years, in 1973.
Turkey ranks 2nd of 177 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School life expectancy, tertiary, male (years) (School male years) in Turkey, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.4223 years | — |
| 1972 | 0.4054 years | -4.0% |
| 1973 | 0.3991 years | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 0.4152 years | +4.0% |
| 1975 | 0.5978 years | +44.0% |
| 1976 | 0.7375 years | +23.4% |
| 1977 | 0.7701 years | +4.4% |
| 1978 | 0.7257 years | -5.8% |
| 1979 | 0.6507 years | -10.3% |
| 1980 | 0.5176 years | -20.5% |
| 1982 | 0.434 years | -16.2% |
| 1983 | 0.4429 years | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 0.4887 years | +10.3% |
| 1985 | 0.6154 years | +25.9% |
| 1986 | 0.6697 years | +8.8% |
| 1987 | 0.6926 years | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 0.7175 years | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 0.7769 years | +8.3% |
| 1990 | 0.8756 years | +12.7% |
| 1991 | 0.9348 years | +6.8% |
| 1992 | 0.9817 years | +5.0% |
| 1993 | 1.09 years | +10.7% |
| 1994 | 1.26 years | +16.3% |
| 1995 | 1.25 years | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 1.55 years | +23.9% |
| 1998 | 1.58 years | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 1.6 years | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 1.51 years | -5.9% |
| 2002 | 1.6 years | +5.7% |
| 2003 | 1.78 years | +11.4% |
| 2004 | 1.93 years | +8.5% |
| 2005 | 2.02 years | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 2.22 years | +9.6% |
| 2007 | 2.29 years | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 2.33 years | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 2.68 years | +14.7% |
| 2010 | 3.19 years | +19.2% |
| 2011 | 3.4 years | +6.4% |
| 2012 | 3.85 years | +13.3% |
| 2013 | 4.46 years | +15.8% |
| 2014 | 4.72 years | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 5.32 years | +12.7% |
| 2016 | 5.83 years | +9.7% |
| 2017 | 6.19 years | +6.1% |
| 2018 | 6.38 years | +3.1% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 6.38 years is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.7 years, 3.8× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 6.38 years is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.77 years, 2.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5693 years | 0.3991 years | 0.7701 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.595 years | 0.434 years | 0.7769 years | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.24 years | 0.8756 years | 1.6 years | 9 |
| 2000s | 2.04 years | 1.51 years | 2.68 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 4.81 years | 3.19 years | 6.38 years | 9 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
More education data for Turkey
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.5 (2017)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.4 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, male in Turkey?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, male in Turkey was 6.38 years in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 6.38 years in 2018.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3991 years in 1973.
- How does Turkey rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, male?
- Turkey ranks 2nd out of 177 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, male rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 173.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, tertiary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.