School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Russian Federation

Russian Federation: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 15.71 years in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
15.71 years
Change on year
up 4.5%
World rank
43rd
of 183 countries
All-time high
15.71 years
in 2018
All-time low
11.78 years
in 1995
Years of data
31
1971–2018

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Russian Federation, 1971–2018

0510151971199420181971: 11.9 years1976: 11.9 years1981: 12.2 years1986: 12.8 years1987: 13 years1988: 13.1 years1989: 12.9 years1990: 12.8 years1991: 12.7 years1992: 12.4 years1993: 12 years1994: 11.8 years1995: 11.8 years1996: 11.9 years1997: 11.9 years1998: 12 years1999: 12.1 years2003: 13.9 years2005: 13.8 years2006: 13.8 years2007: 13.9 years2008: 14 years2009: 13.7 years2011: 14.6 years2012: 14.6 years2013: 14.8 years2014: 14.8 years2015: 15.1 years2016: 15.2 years2017: 15 years2018: 15.7 years

Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Russian Federation is 15.71 years, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.

That represents a change of up 4.5% on the previous year and up 12.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Russian Federation peaked at 15.71 years in 2018 and was at its lowest, 11.78 years, in 1995.

Russian Federation ranks 43rd of 183 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Russian Federation, year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years) in Russian Federation, 1971 to 2018.
Year years Change
1971 11.9 years
1976 11.92 years +0.2%
1981 12.25 years +2.8%
1986 12.84 years +4.8%
1987 13.03 years +1.4%
1988 13.06 years +0.3%
1989 12.93 years -1.0%
1990 12.82 years -0.8%
1991 12.67 years -1.2%
1992 12.4 years -2.1%
1993 12.05 years -2.8%
1994 11.79 years -2.1%
1995 11.78 years -0.1%
1996 11.89 years +1.0%
1997 11.89 years -0.0%
1998 11.98 years +0.7%
1999 12.12 years +1.2%
2003 13.93 years +15.0%
2005 13.75 years -1.3%
2006 13.78 years +0.2%
2007 13.89 years +0.8%
2008 13.98 years +0.7%
2009 13.73 years -1.8%
2011 14.64 years +6.7%
2012 14.57 years -0.5%
2013 14.76 years +1.3%
2014 14.77 years +0.1%
2015 15.13 years +2.4%
2016 15.21 years +0.5%
2017 15.03 years -1.2%
2018 15.71 years +4.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 11.91 years 11.9 years 11.92 years 2
1980s 12.82 years 12.25 years 13.06 years 5
1990s 12.14 years 11.78 years 12.82 years 10
2000s 13.84 years 13.73 years 13.98 years 6
2010s 14.98 years 14.57 years 15.71 years 8

Countries ranked near Russian Federation

  1. 40 Poland 16.03 years compare
  2. 41 Estonia 15.91 years compare
  3. 42 France 15.8 years compare
  4. 44 Georgia 15.62 years compare
  5. 45 Kazakhstan 15.61 years compare
  6. 46 Libya 15.45 years compare

See the full ranking of 228 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Russian Federation?
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Russian Federation was 15.71 years in 2018, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Russian Federation?
The highest recorded value was 15.71 years in 2018.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Russian Federation?
The lowest recorded value was 11.78 years in 1995.
How does Russian Federation rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
Russian Federation ranks 43rd out of 183 countries with data for 2018.
Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Russian Federation?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Russian Federation data come from?
The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
228 places, 7,038 data points, 1970–2019
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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.