Education · Europe & Central Asia · High income
Russia: education in numbers
Pre-primary enrolment is 86.0% (2019), 67th of 176 in the world and 35th of 51 in Europe & Central Asia. Primary enrolment is 97.7% (2023), 117th of 191 in the world and 41st of 53 in Europe & Central Asia. Primary completion is 100.0% (2019).
Pre-primary enrolment
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Primary enrolment
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12 indicators
Education: Russia in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Europe & Central Asia; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-primary enrolmentPre-primary enrolment, % gross | 86.0%2019 | 67/176 | 35/51 | 61.4% | 74.3%2011 | 86.0%2019 | +10.3 ppsince 2009 | 78.3% | 83.8% | 60.9% | |
| Primary enrolmentPrimary school enrolment, % gross | 97.7%2023 | 117/191 | 41/53 | 110.8% | 96.1%2011 | 101.7% | +0.8 ppsince 2013 | 99.9% | 99.8% | 102.2% | |
| Primary completionPrimary completion rate, % of age group | 100.0%2019 | — | — | 95.5% | 90.6%2011 | 100.0%2019 | +6.7 ppsince 2009 | 98.1% | 97.8% | 88.0% | |
| Secondary enrolmentSecondary school enrolment, % gross | 92.5%2023 | 89/176 | 42/53 | 91.0%1999 | 94.6%2011 | 91.6% | −3.5 ppsince 2013 | 103.3% | 103.2% | 77.3% | |
| Lower secondary completionLower secondary completion rate, % of age group | 97.0%2019 | — | — | 86.7%2001 | 90.1%2011 | 97.0%2019 | +17.1 ppsince 2009 | 91.9% | 95.6% | 77.9% | |
| Tertiary enrolmentTertiary enrolment, % gross | 60.4%2024 | 62/172 | 37/52 | 55.2% | 80.2%2011 | 57.2% | −24.1 ppsince 2014 | 84.9% | 82.0% | 43.6% | |
| Out-of-school childrenChildren out of school, % of primary school age | 4.9%2023 | 73/178 | 7/51 | · | 4.4%2011 | 0.3% | +1.8 ppsince 2013 | — | 2.5% | — | |
| Adult literacyAdult literacy rate, % of people 15+ | 99.9%2021 | 3/141 | 2/27 | 99.4%2002 | 99.7% | 99.9%2021 | +0.2 ppsince 2010 | 98.8% | 97.7% | 87.7% | |
| Youth literacyYouth literacy rate, % of people 15–24 | 99.9%2021 | 10/148 | 5/27 | 99.7%2002 | 99.7% | 99.9%2021 | +0.2 ppsince 2010 | 99.8% | 99.3% | 93.1% | |
| Pupils per teacherPupils per teacher, primary | 21.32017 | 74/173 | 4/48 | 17.6 | 18.12009 | · | +24%since 2007 | 14.9 | 14.0 | 23.4 | |
| Education spendingPublic spending on education, % of GDP | 4.2%2023 | 93/184 | 32/49 | 2.9% | 4.1% | 4.0% | +0.4 ppsince 2013 | 4.6% | 4.7% | 3.6% | |
| Education, % of budgetEducation spending, % of government expenditure | 14.3%2018 | — | — | 9.0% | 11.1%2012 | 14.3%2018 | +2.4 ppsince 2008 | 11.7% | 12.0% | 14.0% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Pre-primary enrolment+10.3 pp86.0% in 2019
- Primary completion+6.7 pp100.0% in 2019
- Lower secondary completion+17.1 pp97.0% in 2019
- Adult literacy+0.2 pp99.9% in 2021
Worse than ten years ago
- Secondary enrolment−3.5 pp92.5% in 2023
- Tertiary enrolment−24.1 pp60.4% in 2024
- Out-of-school children+1.8 pp4.9% in 2023
- Pupils per teacher+24%21.3 in 2017
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Russia and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Russia. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Russia | China | United States | Japan | Ukraine | Poland |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-primary enrolment | 86.0%2019 | 93.1%2021 | 72.4%2020 | 86.7%2015 | 85.8%2020 | 93.9%2020 |
| Primary enrolment | 97.7%2023 | 99.6%2024 | 97.0%2022 | 101.1%2023 | 93.3%2024 | 105.4%2024 |
| Primary completion | 100.0%2019 | 103.5%2010 | 95.7%2022 | — | 94.6%2024 | 94.7%2019 |
| Secondary enrolment | 92.5%2023 | 92.3%2012 | 97.5%2022 | 101.5%2023 | 86.2%2024 | 107.9%2024 |
| Lower secondary completion | 97.0%2019 | 103.6%2012 | 101.4%2022 | — | 89.8%2024 | 55.0%2024 |
| Tertiary enrolment | 60.4%2024 | 76.9%2024 | 79.4%2022 | 64.5%2023 | 87.2%2024 | 80.9%2024 |
| Out-of-school children | 4.9%2023 | — | 4.0%2022 | 0.1%2023 | 12.9%2024 | 0.1%2024 |
| Adult literacy | 99.9%2021 | 96.7%2020 | — | — | — | — |
| Youth literacy | 99.9%2021 | 99.8%2020 | — | — | — | — |