How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Türkiye?

14 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2017.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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

Portugal

9.14

in 2018

Türkiye

9.11

in 2017

Portugal rank

65th

Türkiye rank

67th

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

Portugal
Türkiye

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 9.14 against 9.11 in Türkiye, a difference of 0.03.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Portugal ahead.

Portugal ranks 65th and Türkiye ranks 67th of 91 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Portugal	Türkiye	Difference	Ahead
2000s	7.65	7.33	0.3182	Portugal
2010s	8.69	8.69	0	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+, Portugal or Türkiye?: Portugal, at 9.14 against 9.11 in Türkiye as of 2018.
What is the difference in uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ between Portugal and Türkiye?: 0.03, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Türkiye?: 14 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2017.
How do Portugal and Türkiye rank globally for uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+?: Portugal ranks 65th and Türkiye ranks 67th 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, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Portugal vs Türkiye: UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 14 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/uis-mean-years-of-schooling-isced-1-or-higher-population-25-years-male/portugal/turkiye/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/uis-mean-years-of-schooling-isced-1-or-higher-population-25-years-male/portugal/turkiye/">Portugal vs Türkiye: UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator: UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years, male
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: 04 September 2026

Mean years of schooling (MYS) provides the average number of years of education (primary/ISCED 1 or higher) completed by a country’s male 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/