School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Turkey
Turkey: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male was 18.7 years in 2018. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Turkey, 1971–2018
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
Turkey recorded 18.7 years for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in 2018. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 42.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Turkey peaked at 18.7 years in 2018 and was at its lowest, 8.91 years, in 1982.
That places Turkey 5th out of 175 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Turkey, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 9.03 years | — |
| 1972 | 9.08 years | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 9.08 years | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 9.16 years | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 9.35 years | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 9.44 years | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 9.35 years | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 9.23 years | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 8.91 years | -3.5% |
| 1984 | 9.39 years | +5.4% |
| 1986 | 9.78 years | +4.2% |
| 1987 | 9.88 years | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 10.1 years | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 10.14 years | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 10.27 years | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 10.41 years | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 10.53 years | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 10.7 years | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 10.79 years | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 10.96 years | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 11.2 years | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 12.14 years | +8.4% |
| 2001 | 12.84 years | +5.8% |
| 2002 | 13.26 years | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 13.37 years | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 13.12 years | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 12.81 years | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 13.18 years | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 13.37 years | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 13.17 years | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 13.58 years | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 14.44 years | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 14.92 years | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 14.93 years | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 16.98 years | +13.8% |
| 2014 | 17.39 years | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 17.86 years | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 18.27 years | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 18.67 years | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 18.7 years | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.22 years | 9.03 years | 9.44 years | 8 |
| 1980s | 9.7 years | 8.91 years | 10.14 years | 6 |
| 1990s | 10.87 years | 10.27 years | 12.14 years | 8 |
| 2000s | 13.19 years | 12.81 years | 13.58 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 16.91 years | 14.44 years | 18.7 years | 9 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
More gender data for Turkey
- 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, male in Turkey?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Turkey was 18.7 years in 2018, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 18.7 years in 2018.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.91 years in 1982.
- How does Turkey rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
- Turkey ranks 5th out of 175 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkey 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, male (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.