What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male between Ireland and Türkiye?

0.56 years, with Ireland ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Türkiye?

39 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ireland vs Türkiye: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male

Ireland

19.26 years

in 2018

Türkiye

18.7 years

in 2018

Ireland rank

3rd

Türkiye rank

5th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male over time

Ireland
Türkiye

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 19.26 years against 18.7 years in Türkiye, a difference of 0.56 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Ireland ahead.

Ireland ranks 3rd and Türkiye ranks 5th of 175 countries.

Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ireland	Türkiye	Difference	Ahead
1970s	11.5 years	9.22 years	2.28 years	Ireland
1980s	12.02 years	9.7 years	2.32 years	Ireland
1990s	13.15 years	10.87 years	2.28 years	Ireland
2000s	16.71 years	13.19 years	3.52 years	Ireland
2010s	18.3 years	16.9 years	1.4 years	Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male, Ireland or Türkiye?: Ireland, at 19.26 years against 18.7 years in Türkiye as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male between Ireland and Türkiye?: 0.56 years, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Türkiye?: 39 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Ireland and Türkiye rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?: Ireland ranks 3rd and Türkiye ranks 5th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (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: 04 September 2026

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.