Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Turkey
Turkey: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9768 index in 2023. ▲ Rising
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Turkey, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Turkey is 0.9768 index, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Turkey peaked at 1.01 index in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.7745 index, in 1971.
That places Turkey 152nd out of 215 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Turkey, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.7745 index | — |
| 1972 | 0.8043 index | +3.8% |
| 1973 | 0.8292 index | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 0.8483 index | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 0.8507 index | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 0.8445 index | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 0.8419 index | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.8502 index | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 0.8588 index | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 0.8719 index | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 0.8922 index | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 0.9128 index | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 0.9242 index | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 0.9297 index | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.9268 index | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.9283 index | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.9269 index | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.9278 index | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.9271 index | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.9286 index | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.9328 index | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.9413 index | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.943 index | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.9361 index | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.9305 index | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.9336 index | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.9437 index | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.9514 index | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.9552 index | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.9628 index | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.9657 index | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.9718 index | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.9764 index | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.9878 index | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.9957 index | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.9997 index | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 1 index | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.9994 index | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 1.01 index | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 1.01 index | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.01 index | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 1.01 index | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 1 index | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.9992 index | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9967 index | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.9937 index | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.9917 index | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.993 index | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9768 index | -1.6% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 0.9768 index is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9951 index, 98% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 0.9768 index is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9989 index, 98% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8336 index | 0.7745 index | 0.8588 index | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.9141 index | 0.8719 index | 0.9297 index | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.9334 index | 0.9271 index | 0.943 index | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.9644 index | 0.9336 index | 0.9957 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 index | 0.9967 index | 1.01 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9888 index | 0.9768 index | 0.9937 index | 4 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
More health data for Turkey
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.72 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5275 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,582 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 858 deaths (2100)
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- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -3.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0298 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Turkey?
- Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Turkey was 0.9768 index in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 index in 2014.
- What is the lowest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7745 index in 1971.
- How does Turkey rank for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Turkey ranks 152nd out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equality in the expected number of years a child of school entrance age is likely to spend in primary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.