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

Tunisia
6.48
in 2016
Türkiye
7.46
in 2017
Tunisia rank
84th
Türkiye rank
81st

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

  • Tunisia
  • Türkiye
02468197519962017

How they compare

Türkiye currently reports 7.46 against 6.48 in Tunisia, a difference of 0.98.

That makes Türkiye's figure about 1.2 times Tunisia's.

Across all 7 years both countries report, Türkiye has been ahead every year.

Tunisia ranks 84th and Türkiye ranks 81st of 91 countries.

Türkiye has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Tunisia Türkiye Difference Ahead
1970s 0.6886 1.32 0.6293 Türkiye
1980s 1.08 1.7 0.6133 Türkiye
2000s 5.28 5.62 0.346 Türkiye
2010s 5.97 6.74 0.7696 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+, Tunisia or Türkiye?
Türkiye, at 7.46 against 6.48 in Tunisia as of 2017.
What is the difference in uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ between Tunisia and Türkiye?
0.98, with Türkiye ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Tunisia and Türkiye?
7 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2016.
How do Tunisia and Türkiye rank globally for uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+?
Tunisia ranks 84th 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/