School life expectancy, tertiary, male in Russia

Russia: School life expectancy, tertiary, male was 5 years in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
5 years
Change on year
up 13.7%
World rank
6th
of 189 countries
All-time high
5 years
in 2024
All-time low
1.98 years
in 1981
Years of data
29
1971–2024

School life expectancy, tertiary, male in Russia, 1971–2024

0123451971199720241971: 2 years1981: 2 years1986: 2.3 years1991: 2.2 years1992: 2.2 years1993: 2.1 years2001: 2.6 years2002: 2.8 years2003: 3 years2004: 3 years2005: 3.1 years2006: 3.1 years2007: 3.3 years2008: 3.3 years2009: 3.3 years2011: 3.5 years2012: 3.6 years2013: 3.8 years2014: 3.9 years2015: 3.9 years2016: 3.9 years2017: 3.4 years2018: 3.7 years2019: 3.7 years2020: 2.8 years2021: 2.8 years2022: 2.9 years2023: 4.4 years2024: 5 years

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

Russia recorded 5 years for school life expectancy, tertiary, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.

The figure is up 13.7% on the previous year and up 28.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, male in Russia peaked at 5 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.98 years, in 1981.

Russia ranks 6th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1.99 years 1.99 years 1.99 years 1
1980s 2.16 years 1.98 years 2.33 years 2
1990s 2.16 years 2.08 years 2.24 years 3
2000s 3.06 years 2.63 years 3.34 years 9
2010s 3.7 years 3.42 years 3.89 years 9
2020s 3.59 years 2.81 years 5 years 5

Countries ranked near Russia

  1. 3 Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China 5.33 years compare
  2. 4 Korea 5.24 years compare
  3. 5 Türkiye 5.07 years compare
  4. 7 Chile 4.67 years compare
  5. 8 Finland 4.38 years compare
  6. 9 Ukraine 4.37 years compare

See the full ranking of 412 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, tertiary, male in Russia?
School life expectancy, tertiary, male in Russia was 5 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in Russia?
The highest recorded value was 5 years in 2024.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in Russia?
The lowest recorded value was 1.98 years in 1981.
How does Russia rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, male?
Russia ranks 6th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
Is school life expectancy, tertiary, male rising or falling in Russia?
Over the last ten years it is up 28.4%. 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, tertiary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, tertiary, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
412 places, 14,076 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release