OECD members vs Türkiye: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male

OECD members
16.02 years
in 2019
Türkiye
18.7 years
in 2018
OECD members rank
3rd
Türkiye rank
5th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male over time

  • OECD members
  • Türkiye
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How they compare

Türkiye currently reports 18.7 years against 16.02 years in OECD members, a difference of 2.68 years.

That makes Türkiye's figure about 1.2 times OECD members's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 40 shared years of data; in 1971 it was OECD members ahead.

OECD members ranks 3rd and Türkiye ranks 5th of 45 groups.

Across the 5 decades both report, OECD members averaged higher in 4 and Türkiye in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade OECD members Türkiye Difference Ahead
1970s 11.91 years 9.22 years 2.69 years OECD members
1980s 12.69 years 9.7 years 2.99 years OECD members
1990s 13.51 years 10.87 years 2.64 years OECD members
2000s 14.61 years 13.19 years 1.42 years OECD members
2010s 15.63 years 16.91 years 1.28 years Türkiye

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male, OECD members or Türkiye?
Türkiye, at 18.7 years against 16.02 years in OECD members as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male between OECD members and Türkiye?
2.68 years, with Türkiye ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for OECD members and Türkiye?
40 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do OECD members and Türkiye rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
OECD members ranks 3rd 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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About this data

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.