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
UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ in Türkiye, 1975–2017
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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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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About this data
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/