TÜİK Published the 2025 Possible Education Duration Report

TÜİK published the 'Possible Education Duration' bulletin for 2025. Accordingly; In Turkey, the likely time that an individual of primary school starting age will spend in education until completing the highest level of education is 16.8 years in 2025.

The likely time an individual of primary school age will spend in education until completing secondary education was 11.9 years. The time an individual of primary school starting age is likely to spend in education until completing the highest level of education decreased by 2.4 percent in total compared to the previous year.

The possible education period for men was 16.3 years, with a 2.5 percent decrease compared to 2024, while for women it was 17.2 years, with a 2.4 percent decrease.

POSSIBLE EDUCATION TIME IS ABOVE OECD AVERAGE

According to the year 2024, which is the most recent data year for OECD countries, the OECD average of the possible education period at the primary school-higher education level is 16.6 years, while the Türkiye average is 17.2 years. Among OECD countries, the country with the highest possible education period was Greece with 20.9 years, and the country with the lowest was Colombia with 14.3 years.

THE HIGHEST POSSIBLE EDUCATION PERIOD IS IN BAYBURT AND KARABÜK

In 2025, the highest possible education period at the provincial level was 18.6 years in Bayburt and Karabük. Bayburt and Karabük were followed by Istanbul with 18.4 years and Tunceli with 18.3 years. The province with the lowest possible education period was Şanlıurfa with 13.8 years, followed by Şırnak with 14.1 years and Muş with 14.3 years, respectively.

The possible duration of education in Turkey in 2025 was 17.2 years for women and 16.3 years for men. The highest possible education duration value for women was in Tunceli, and for men in Bayburt. For men, Bayburt is followed by Erzincan, Karabük, Istanbul and Bolu; For women, Tunceli was followed by Karabük, Istanbul, Rize and Ankara. Şanlıurfa, the province with the lowest possible education period for men, is followed by Ağrı, Şırnak, Muş and Hakkari, respectively; The provinces with the lowest possible education years are for women; These were Şanlıurfa, Şırnak, Muş, Mardin and Ağrı.

GENDER EQUALITY INDEX INCREASED IN FAVOR OF WOMEN

The gender equality index within the scope of possible education period was 1.05 in 2025. The index, which was 0.97 in 2018, continued to change in favor of women with an increase of 0.08 points in 2025. The provinces with the highest index were Iğdır with 1.13, Tunceli with 1.11, Bartın with 1.10, Çankırı and Kars with 1.09. The provinces with the lowest gender equality index were Bitlis with 0.97, Şanlıurfa, Siirt, Bayburt with 0.99, Muş, Erzurum and Batman with 1.00, respectively.