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

Türkiye: UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ was 8.28 in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
8.28
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
80th
of 93 countries
All-time high
8.28
in 2017
All-time low
2.17
in 1975
Years of data
17
1975–2017

UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ in Türkiye, 1975–2017

24681975199620171975: 2.21980: 2.71985: 3.82004: 62005: 6.12006: 6.22007: 6.32008: 6.52009: 6.72010: 7.32011: 7.52012: 7.72013: 7.62014: 7.82015: 82016: 8.12017: 8.3

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2017, uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ in Türkiye stood at 8.28. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 32.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ in Türkiye peaked at 8.28 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 2.17, in 1975.

Türkiye ranks 80th of 93 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ in Türkiye, year by year

Annual values for UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years, both sexes in Türkiye, 1975 to 2017.
Year Value Change
1975 2.17
1980 2.72 +25.4%
1985 3.82 +40.5%
2004 5.96 +56.1%
2005 6.09 +2.1%
2006 6.18 +1.6%
2007 6.27 +1.4%
2008 6.54 +4.3%
2009 6.72 +2.9%
2010 7.26 +7.9%
2011 7.54 +3.9%
2012 7.68 +1.8%
2013 7.64 -0.6%
2014 7.8 +2.1%
2015 7.96 +2.1%
2016 8.11 +1.8%
2017 8.28 +2.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 2.17 2.17 2.17 1
1980s 3.27 2.72 3.82 2
2000s 6.29 5.96 6.72 6
2010s 7.78 7.26 8.28 8

Countries ranked near Türkiye

  1. 77 Philippines 8.45 compare
  2. 78 Thailand 8.45 compare
  3. 79 Saint Lucia 8.4 compare
  4. 81 Indonesia 8.17 compare
  5. 82 Brazil 7.98 compare
  6. 83 Tunisia 7.22 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ in Türkiye?
Uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ in Türkiye was 8.28 in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ recorded in Türkiye?
The highest recorded value was 8.28 in 2017.
What is the lowest uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ recorded in Türkiye?
The lowest recorded value was 2.17 in 1975.
How does Türkiye rank for uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+?
Türkiye ranks 80th out of 93 countries with data for 2017.
Is uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ rising or falling in Türkiye?
Over the last ten years it is up 32.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Türkiye data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years, both sexes. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years, both sexes
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
93 places, 1,032 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 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/