OECD members vs Russia: School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes

OECD members
2.3 years
in 2019
Russia
3.46 years
in 2018
OECD members rank
8th
Russia rank
9th

School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes over time

  • OECD members
  • Russia
11.522.533.5197019942019

How they compare

Russia currently reports 3.46 years against 2.3 years in OECD members, a difference of 1.16 years.

That makes Russia's figure about 1.5 times OECD members's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Russia has been ahead every year.

OECD members ranks 8th and Russia ranks 9th of 44 groups.

Russia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade OECD members Russia Difference Ahead
1980s 1.41 years 2.9 years 1.49 years Russia
1990s 1.6 years 2.79 years 1.19 years Russia
2000s 1.96 years 2.8 years 0.8431 years Russia
2010s 2.23 years 3.29 years 1.06 years Russia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes, OECD members or Russia?
Russia, at 3.46 years against 2.3 years in OECD members as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes between OECD members and Russia?
1.16 years, with Russia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for OECD members and Russia?
25 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2018.
How do OECD members and Russia rank globally for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
OECD members ranks 8th and Russia ranks 9th of 44 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (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, pre-primary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
236 places, 7,887 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.