Belarus vs Russian Federation: Average years of schooling, males vs. females

Belarus
12.29 years
in 2023
Russian Federation
12.32 years
in 2023
Belarus rank
41st
Russian Federation rank
40th

Average years of schooling, males vs. females over time

  • Belarus
  • Russian Federation
02.557.51012.5199020062023

How they compare

Russian Federation currently reports 12.32 years against 12.29 years in Belarus, a difference of 0.03 years.

Across all 29 years both countries report, Russian Federation has been ahead every year.

Belarus ranks 41st and Russian Federation ranks 40th of 191 countries.

Russian Federation has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belarus Russian Federation Difference Ahead
1990s 10.47 years 11.12 years 0.6491 years Russian Federation
2000s 11.01 years 12.07 years 1.06 years Russian Federation
2010s 11.78 years 12.33 years 0.5469 years Russian Federation
2020s 12.27 years 12.32 years 0.0507 years Russian Federation

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average years of schooling, males vs. females, Belarus or Russian Federation?
Russian Federation, at 12.32 years against 12.29 years in Belarus as of 2023.
What is the difference in average years of schooling, males vs. females between Belarus and Russian Federation?
0.03 years, with Russian Federation ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Russian Federation?
29 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2023.
How do Belarus and Russian Federation rank globally for average years of schooling, males vs. females?
Belarus ranks 41st and Russian Federation ranks 40th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Average years of schooling, males vs. females. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Belarus vs Russian Federation: Average years of schooling, males vs. females. Statizoid, drawing on UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Retrieved 09 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/average-years-of-schooling-males-vs-females/belarus/russian-federation/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/average-years-of-schooling-males-vs-females/belarus/russian-federation/">Belarus vs Russian Federation: Average years of schooling, males vs. females</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Average years of schooling, males vs. females
Unit
years
Source
UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
191 places, 5,997 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Average number of years (excluding years spent repeating individual grades) men over 25 years participated in formal education.