School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Russia

Russia: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male was 15.5 years in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
15.5 years
Change on year
up 4.7%
World rank
39th
of 175 countries
All-time high
15.5 years
in 2018
All-time low
13.19 years
in 2005
Years of data
14
2003–2018

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Russia, 2003–2018

0510152003201020182003: 13.4 years2005: 13.2 years2006: 13.2 years2007: 13.4 years2008: 13.5 years2009: 13.2 years2011: 14.1 years2012: 14.2 years2013: 14.4 years2014: 14.5 years2015: 14.8 years2016: 14.9 years2017: 14.8 years2018: 15.5 years

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

Analysis

In 2018, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Russia stood at 15.5 years. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

The figure is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 15.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Russia peaked at 15.5 years in 2018 and was at its lowest, 13.19 years, in 2005.

That places Russia 39th out of 175 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Russia, year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years) in Russia, 2003 to 2018.
Year years Change
2003 13.45 years
2005 13.19 years -1.9%
2006 13.23 years +0.3%
2007 13.35 years +0.9%
2008 13.46 years +0.8%
2009 13.21 years -1.9%
2011 14.14 years +7.1%
2012 14.18 years +0.2%
2013 14.38 years +1.4%
2014 14.48 years +0.7%
2015 14.83 years +2.4%
2016 14.92 years +0.6%
2017 14.81 years -0.8%
2018 15.5 years +4.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 13.32 years 13.19 years 13.46 years 6
2010s 14.65 years 14.14 years 15.5 years 8

Countries ranked near Russia

  1. 36 Liechtenstein 15.66 years compare
  2. 37 Israel 15.55 years compare
  3. 38 Latvia 15.54 years compare
  4. 40 France 15.46 years compare
  5. 41 Georgia 15.34 years compare
  6. 42 Poland 15.29 years compare

See the full ranking of 220 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Russia?
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Russia was 15.5 years in 2018, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Russia?
The highest recorded value was 15.5 years in 2018.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Russia?
The lowest recorded value was 13.19 years in 2005.
How does Russia rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
Russia ranks 39th out of 175 countries with data for 2018.
Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male rising or falling in Russia?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Russia 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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
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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.