Russian Federation vs Sub-Saharan Africa: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male

Russian Federation
15.5 years
in 2018
Sub-Saharan Africa
9.67 years
in 2017
Russian Federation rank
39th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
41st

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male over time

  • Russian Federation
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
57.51012.515197019942018

How they compare

Russian Federation currently reports 15.5 years against 9.67 years in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 5.83 years.

That makes Russian Federation's figure about 1.6 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 13 years both countries report, Russian Federation has been ahead every year.

Russian Federation ranks 39th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 41st of 175 countries.

Russian Federation has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Russian Federation Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 13.32 years 8.98 years 4.33 years Russian Federation
2010s 14.53 years 9.76 years 4.77 years Russian Federation

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male, Russian Federation or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Russian Federation, at 15.5 years against 9.67 years in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male between Russian Federation and Sub-Saharan Africa?
5.83 years, with Russian Federation ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Russian Federation and Sub-Saharan Africa?
13 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2017.
How do Russian Federation and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
Russian Federation ranks 39th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 41st of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
220 places, 6,052 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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.