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
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Russian Federation, 1971–2018
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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More education data for Russian Federation
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10.80 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.75 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 327,102 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.4522 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 5.20 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.71 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 5.60 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.79 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.50 million (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.7 % change on previous year (2019)
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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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.