Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and in Turkey

Turkey: Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and was 13.01 in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
13.01
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
28th
of 88 countries
All-time high
14.37
in 2013
All-time low
12.54
in 2014
Years of data
20
2000–2019

Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and in Turkey, 2000–2019

0510152000200920192000: 13.92001: 13.92002: 142003: 14.12004: 142005: 14.12006: 14.22007: 14.22008: 14.32009: 14.32010: 14.32011: 14.12012: 14.32013: 14.42014: 12.52015: 12.62016: 12.82017: 12.82018: 12.92019: 13

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and in Turkey is 13.01, measured in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and down 9.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and in Turkey peaked at 14.37 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 12.54, in 2014.

Turkey ranks 28th of 88 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and in Turkey, year by year

Annual values for Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and above, above primary education in Turkey, 2000 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2000 13.87
2001 13.9 +0.2%
2002 13.98 +0.6%
2003 14.05 +0.5%
2004 13.97 -0.6%
2005 14.09 +0.8%
2006 14.18 +0.6%
2007 14.21 +0.2%
2008 14.28 +0.5%
2009 14.31 +0.2%
2010 14.34 +0.2%
2011 14.08 -1.8%
2012 14.35 +1.9%
2013 14.37 +0.2%
2014 12.54 -12.8%
2015 12.64 +0.8%
2016 12.79 +1.2%
2017 12.8 +0.1%
2018 12.88 +0.6%
2019 13.01 +1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 14.08 13.87 14.31 10
2010s 13.38 12.54 14.37 10

Countries ranked near Turkey

  1. 25 Czechia 13.04 compare
  2. 26 North Macedonia 13.03 compare
  3. 27 Germany 13.03 compare
  4. 29 Luxembourg 13 compare
  5. 30 Argentina 12.95 compare
  6. 31 Sweden 12.95 compare

See the full ranking of 88 places →

More reference data data for Turkey

All data for Turkey →

Frequently asked questions

What is average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and in Turkey?
Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and in Turkey was 13.01 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and recorded in Turkey?
The highest recorded value was 14.37 in 2013.
What is the lowest average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and recorded in Turkey?
The lowest recorded value was 12.54 in 2014.
How does Turkey rank for average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and?
Turkey ranks 28th out of 88 countries with data for 2019.
Is average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and rising or falling in Turkey?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Turkey data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and above, above primary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 20 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and in Turkey. Statizoid. Retrieved 02 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/average-number-of-completed-years-in-formal-education-aged-17-and-above-above-primary/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/stat/average-number-of-completed-years-in-formal-education-aged-17-and-above-above-primary/turkiye/">Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and in Turkey</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and above, above primary education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
88 places, 1,164 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed