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 8.62 in 2013. ▲ Rising

Latest (2013)
8.62
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
46th
of 81 countries
All-time high
8.62
in 2013
All-time low
6.6
in 2001
Years of data
14
2000–2013

Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and in Turkey, 2000–2013

024682000200620132000: 6.72001: 6.62002: 72003: 7.22004: 6.92005: 7.12006: 7.12007: 7.12008: 7.22009: 82010: 8.12011: 8.42012: 8.52013: 8.6

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and in Turkey is 8.62, measured in 2013. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 19.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and in Turkey peaked at 8.62 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 6.6, in 2001.

Turkey ranks 46th of 81 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 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, rural in Turkey, 2000 to 2013.
Year Value Change
2000 6.72
2001 6.6 -1.8%
2002 6.98 +5.7%
2003 7.25 +3.8%
2004 6.87 -5.2%
2005 7.07 +3.0%
2006 7.06 -0.2%
2007 7.07 +0.3%
2008 7.19 +1.6%
2009 8.04 +11.8%
2010 8.12 +1.0%
2011 8.41 +3.6%
2012 8.49 +1.0%
2013 8.62 +1.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 7.09 6.6 8.04 10
2010s 8.41 8.12 8.62 4

Countries ranked near Turkey

  1. 43 Chile 8.84 compare
  2. 44 Spain 8.82 compare
  3. 45 Jamaica 8.76
  4. 47 Ghana 8.56 compare
  5. 48 Greece 8.45 compare
  6. 49 Uruguay 8.15 compare

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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 8.62 in 2013, 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 8.62 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 6.6 in 2001.
How does Turkey rank for average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and?
Turkey ranks 46th out of 81 countries with data for 2013.
Is average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and rising or falling in Turkey?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.0%. 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 number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and above, rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and above, rural
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
81 places, 1,087 data points, 1970–2021
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