Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan vs Türkiye: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (female)

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
13.02 years
in 2018
Türkiye
17.61 years
in 2018
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
21st
Türkiye rank
19th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (female) over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
  • Türkiye
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How they compare

Türkiye currently reports 17.61 years against 13.02 years in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 4.59 years.

That makes Türkiye's figure about 1.4 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Türkiye ahead.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 21st and Türkiye ranks 19th of 45 groups.

Across the 5 decades both report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan averaged higher in 2 and Türkiye in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Türkiye Difference Ahead
1970s 5.41 years 6 years 0.5826 years Türkiye
1980s 7.68 years 7.23 years 0.4527 years Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
1990s 8.78 years 8.33 years 0.4486 years Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2000s 10.96 years 11.24 years 0.2805 years Türkiye
2010s 12.53 years 15.78 years 3.26 years Türkiye

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan or Türkiye?
Türkiye, at 17.61 years against 13.02 years in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Türkiye?
4.59 years, with Türkiye ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Türkiye?
40 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Türkiye rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 21st and Türkiye ranks 19th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
220 places, 6,052 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.