North America vs Türkiye: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male

North America
15.76 years
in 2019
Türkiye
18.7 years
in 2018
North America rank
7th
Türkiye rank
5th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male over time

  • North America
  • Türkiye
05101520197119952019

How they compare

Türkiye currently reports 18.7 years against 15.76 years in North America, a difference of 2.94 years.

That makes Türkiye's figure about 1.2 times North America's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 32 shared years of data; in 1982 it was North America ahead.

North America ranks 7th and Türkiye ranks 5th of 45 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, North America averaged higher in 3 and Türkiye in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade North America Türkiye Difference Ahead
1980s 14.7 years 9.7 years 5 years North America
1990s 15.43 years 10.87 years 4.56 years North America
2000s 15.08 years 13.19 years 1.89 years North America
2010s 15.52 years 16.91 years 1.39 years Türkiye

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male, North America or Türkiye?
Türkiye, at 18.7 years against 15.76 years in North America as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male between North America and Türkiye?
2.94 years, with Türkiye ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North America and Türkiye?
32 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2018.
How do North America and Türkiye rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
North America ranks 7th and Türkiye ranks 5th 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, 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

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.