School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Russia
Russia: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female was 9.29 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Russia, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Russia is 9.29 years, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Russia peaked at 9.51 years in 2022 and was at its lowest, 7.97 years, in 1999.
Russia ranks 79th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Russia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 7.97 years | — |
| 2000 | 8.02 years | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 8.1 years | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 8.44 years | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 8.53 years | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 8.01 years | -6.1% |
| 2006 | 7.99 years | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 8.08 years | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 8.2 years | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 8.38 years | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 8.51 years | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 8.52 years | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 8.52 years | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 8.54 years | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 8.62 years | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 8.67 years | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 8.86 years | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 8.99 years | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 9.01 years | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 9.46 years | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 9.49 years | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 9.51 years | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 9.29 years | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.97 years | 7.97 years | 7.97 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 8.2 years | 7.99 years | 8.53 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 8.69 years | 8.51 years | 9.01 years | 9 |
| 2020s | 9.44 years | 9.29 years | 9.51 years | 4 |
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More education data for Russia
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 327,102 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Russia?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Russia was 9.29 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 9.51 years in 2022.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.97 years in 1999.
- How does Russia rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female?
- Russia ranks 79th out of 200 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Russia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release