Russian Federation vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes over time
- Russian Federation
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Russian Federation currently reports 15.71 years against 9.26 years in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 6.45 years.
That makes Russian Federation's figure about 1.7 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 30 years both countries report, Russian Federation has been ahead every year.
Russian Federation ranks 43rd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 42nd of 183 countries.
Russian Federation has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Russian Federation | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.91 years | 4.59 years | 7.32 years | Russian Federation |
| 1980s | 12.82 years | 6.15 years | 6.67 years | Russian Federation |
| 1990s | 12.14 years | 6.26 years | 5.88 years | Russian Federation |
| 2000s | 13.84 years | 8.32 years | 5.53 years | Russian Federation |
| 2010s | 14.87 years | 9.28 years | 5.59 years | Russian Federation |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes, Russian Federation or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Russian Federation, at 15.71 years against 9.26 years in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2018.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes between Russian Federation and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 6.45 years, with Russian Federation ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Russian Federation and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.
- How do Russian Federation and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- Russian Federation ranks 43rd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 42nd of 183 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.