Lithuania vs Russia: Official entrance age to compulsory education

Lithuania
7 years
in 2020
Russia
7 years
in 2020
Lithuania rank
1st
Russia rank
1st

Official entrance age to compulsory education over time

  • Lithuania
  • Russia
02468199820092020

How they compare

Lithuania currently reports 7 years against 7 years in Russia, a difference of 0 years.

Across all 23 years both countries report, Russia has been ahead every year.

Lithuania ranks 1st and Russia ranks 1st of 195 countries.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lithuania Russia Difference Ahead
1990s 7 years 7 years 0 years
2000s 7 years 7 years 0 years
2010s 7 years 7 years 0 years
2020s 7 years 7 years 0 years

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher official entrance age to compulsory education, Lithuania or Russia?
Lithuania, at 7 years against 7 years in Russia as of 2020.
What is the difference in official entrance age to compulsory education between Lithuania and Russia?
0 years, with Lithuania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and Russia?
23 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2020.
How do Lithuania and Russia rank globally for official entrance age to compulsory education?
Lithuania ranks 1st and Russia ranks 1st of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Official entrance age to compulsory education (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Official entrance age to compulsory education (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
195 places, 4,083 data points, 1975–2020
Last refreshed

Official age when students should enter compulsory education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.