This proportional balance between females and males has changed in favor of females from the age group of 60 and over due to the longer lives of females. While the proportion of the female population was 52.3 percent in the 60-74 age group, it was 73.4 percent in the 90 and over age group.
According to the life tables, 2017-2019 results; life expectancy at birth was 78.6 years for the total population, 81.3 years for females, and 75.9 years for males in Turkey. In general, females live longer than males and the difference in life expectancy at birth is 5.4 years.
Healthy life years is defined as the number of years of life at a certain age without health problems limiting their activities of daily living. According to the results of the life tables, 2017-2019; healthy life years for a person at the age of zero were calculated as 57.3 years for the total population, 55.4 years for females, and 59.1 years for males in Turkey. Accordingly, it was found that the healthy life years at the birth of males were 3.8 years longer than those of females.
According to the National Education Statistics Database results; between the years of 2008 and 2019, it was observed that the proportion of those aged 25 and over and completed at least one level of education in the total population has increased over the years.
The proportion of individuals aged 25 and over and completed at least one level of education within the total population was 81.1 percent in 2008 and 91.0 percent in 2019. When the proportion of those who completed at least one education level by sex was examined; this proportion was 72.6 percent for females and 89.8 percent for males in 2008 and it was 85.7 percent and 96.4 percent in 2019.