School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Türkiye
Türkiye: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female was 17.61 years in 2018. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Türkiye, 1971–2018
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
Türkiye recorded 17.61 years for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in 2018. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 49.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Türkiye peaked at 17.61 years in 2018 and was at its lowest, 5.56 years, in 1971.
That places Türkiye 19th out of 175 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 5.56 years | — |
| 1972 | 5.7 years | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 5.85 years | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 6.01 years | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 6.15 years | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 6.23 years | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 6.21 years | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 6.26 years | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 6.41 years | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 7.03 years | +9.6% |
| 1986 | 7.31 years | +4.0% |
| 1987 | 7.39 years | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 7.59 years | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 7.62 years | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 7.75 years | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 7.88 years | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 8.01 years | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 8.15 years | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 8.37 years | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 8.49 years | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 8.6 years | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 9.42 years | +9.5% |
| 2001 | 10.34 years | +9.7% |
| 2002 | 10.7 years | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 10.84 years | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 10.89 years | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 11.03 years | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 11.45 years | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 11.73 years | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 11.8 years | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 12.36 years | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 13.2 years | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 13.74 years | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 13.91 years | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 15.94 years | +14.6% |
| 2014 | 16.44 years | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 16.78 years | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 17.13 years | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 17.29 years | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 17.61 years | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6 years | 5.56 years | 6.26 years | 8 |
| 1980s | 7.23 years | 6.41 years | 7.62 years | 6 |
| 1990s | 8.33 years | 7.75 years | 9.42 years | 8 |
| 2000s | 11.24 years | 10.34 years | 12.36 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 15.78 years | 13.2 years | 17.61 years | 9 |
Countries ranked near Türkiye
- 16 Spain 18.21 years compare
- 17 Puerto Rico 17.99 years compare
- 18 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 17.74 years compare
- 20 Hong Kong, China 17.49 years compare
- 21 Macau, China 17.12 years compare
- 22 Costa Rica 17.06 years compare
More gender data for Türkiye
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 16,631 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.16 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 508,403 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 533,517 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 509,261 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 534,655 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 511,701 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 537,315 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 527,514 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 552,019 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Türkiye?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Türkiye was 17.61 years in 2018, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 17.61 years in 2018.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.56 years in 1971.
- How does Türkiye rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- Türkiye ranks 19th out of 175 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Türkiye data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.