Belarus vs Russia: School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes

Belarus
7.22 years
in 2018
Russia
7.25 years
in 2018
Belarus rank
35th
Russia rank
34th

School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes over time

  • Belarus
  • Russia
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How they compare

Russia currently reports 7.25 years against 7.22 years in Belarus, a difference of 0.03 years.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Russia ahead.

Belarus ranks 35th and Russia ranks 34th of 198 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 2 and Russia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belarus Russia Difference Ahead
1970s 4.69 years 6.62 years 1.92 years Russia
1980s 4.98 years 6.95 years 1.97 years Russia
1990s 6.33 years 6.51 years 0.1777 years Russia
2000s 7.51 years 6.1 years 1.41 years Belarus
2010s 7.32 years 6.97 years 0.3466 years Belarus

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes, Belarus or Russia?
Russia, at 7.25 years against 7.22 years in Belarus as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes between Belarus and Russia?
0.03 years, with Russia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Russia?
26 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Belarus and Russia rank globally for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes?
Belarus ranks 35th and Russia ranks 34th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, secondary, 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, secondary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
198 places, 6,439 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.