Years of schooling in Turkey
Turkey: Years of schooling was 8.99 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
8.99
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
111th
of 192 countries
All-time high
8.99
in 2021
All-time low
4.46
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Years of schooling in Turkey, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, years of schooling in Turkey stood at 8.99. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, years of schooling in Turkey peaked at 8.99 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4.46, in 1990.
Turkey ranks 111th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Years of schooling in Turkey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4.46 | — |
| 1991 | 4.51 | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 4.57 | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 4.62 | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 4.68 | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 4.73 | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 4.88 | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 5.02 | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 5.16 | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 5.31 | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 5.45 | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 5.55 | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 5.66 | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 5.76 | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 5.86 | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 5.97 | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 6.06 | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 6.14 | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 6.4 | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 6.57 | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 7.09 | +7.9% |
| 2011 | 7.36 | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 7.49 | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 7.63 | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 7.8 | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 7.96 | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 8.1 | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 8.27 | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 8.45 | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 8.63 | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 8.81 | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 8.99 | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 8.99 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 8.99 | +0.0% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 8.99 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.11, 89% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 8.99 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 12.34, 73% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.79 | 4.46 | 5.31 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.94 | 5.45 | 6.57 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.88 | 7.09 | 8.63 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.94 | 8.81 | 8.99 | 4 |
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 years of schooling in Turkey?
- Years of schooling in Turkey was 8.99 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest years of schooling recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 8.99 in 2021.
- What is the lowest years of schooling recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.46 in 1990.
- How does Turkey rank for years of schooling?
- Turkey ranks 111th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is years of schooling rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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