El Salvador vs Türkiye: UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+

El Salvador
6.55
in 2017
Türkiye
7.46
in 2017
El Salvador rank
83rd
Türkiye rank
81st

UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ over time

  • El Salvador
  • Türkiye
2468197519962017

How they compare

Türkiye currently reports 7.46 against 6.55 in El Salvador, a difference of 0.91.

That makes Türkiye's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Türkiye ahead.

El Salvador ranks 83rd and Türkiye ranks 81st of 91 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and Türkiye in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Türkiye Difference Ahead
2000s 5.49 5.43 0.0596 El Salvador
2010s 6.26 6.86 0.6069 Türkiye

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+, El Salvador or Türkiye?
Türkiye, at 7.46 against 6.55 in El Salvador as of 2017.
What is the difference in uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ between El Salvador and Türkiye?
0.91, with Türkiye ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Türkiye?
10 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2017.
How do El Salvador and Türkiye rank globally for uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+?
El Salvador ranks 83rd and Türkiye ranks 81st of 91 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years, female
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
91 places, 1,015 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Mean years of schooling (MYS) provides the average number of years of education (primary/ISCED 1 or higher) completed by a country’s female adult population (25 years and older), excluding years spent repeating grades. For further information and specific calculation methods, visit the UNESCO Institute for Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/