Average age, above primary education in Turkey

Turkey: Average age, above primary education was 33.52 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
33.52
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
71st
of 105 countries
All-time high
33.52
in 2019
All-time low
27.77
in 2005
Years of data
20
2000–2019

Average age, above primary education in Turkey, 2000–2019

01020302000200920192000: 27.92001: 27.82002: 28.12003: 28.32004: 282005: 27.82006: 282007: 28.12008: 28.32009: 28.42010: 28.32011: 30.52012: 30.82013: 312014: 31.72015: 322016: 32.32017: 32.72018: 332019: 33.5

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2019, average age, above primary education in Turkey stood at 33.52. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 18.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age, above primary education in Turkey peaked at 33.52 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 27.77, in 2005.

That places Turkey 71st out of 105 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 28.06 27.77 28.36 10
2010s 31.57 28.26 33.52 10

Countries ranked near Turkey

  1. 68 El Salvador 34.12 compare
  2. 69 Jordan 34.09 compare
  3. 70 Egypt 33.76 compare
  4. 72 Jamaica 33.44 compare
  5. 73 Cambodia 33.3 compare
  6. 74 Pakistan 32.93 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age, above primary education in Turkey?
Average age, above primary education in Turkey was 33.52 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age, above primary education recorded in Turkey?
The highest recorded value was 33.52 in 2019.
What is the lowest average age, above primary education recorded in Turkey?
The lowest recorded value was 27.77 in 2005.
How does Turkey rank for average age, above primary education?
Turkey ranks 71st out of 105 countries with data for 2019.
Is average age, above primary education rising or falling in Turkey?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Turkey data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Average age, above primary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Average age, above primary education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
107 places, 1,441 data points, 1970–2021
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