Education in Russia

112 indicators covering education for Russia.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Primary school starting age 7 years 2025 unchanged 1st
Lower secondary school starting age 11 years 2025 unchanged 144th
Population ages 0-14 17.0% 2025 up 1.0% 153rd
Population ages 15-64 65.2% 2025 down 6.4% 90th
School enrollment, primary 97.7% 2023 up 0.8% 126th
Primary education, teachers 327,102 2023 up 14.8% 18th
School enrollment, primary, female 98.0% 2023 up 0.7% 119th
School enrollment, primary, male 97.5% 2023 up 1.0% 130th
Labor force, female 48.8% 2025 up 0.8% 25th
Labor force, total 72.77 million 2025 down 3.5% 9th
School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9904 GPI 2019 down 1.4% 105th
School enrollment, secondary 92.5% 2023 down 3.7% 92nd
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years 0.7 per 1,000 2024 down 41.7% 140th
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years 1.1 per 1,000 2024 down 21.4% 118th
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years 3.5 per 1,000 2024 down 5.4% 99th
Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years 11.1 per 1,000 2024 up 63.2% 31st
Secondary education, teachers 1.34 million 2023 up 17.6% 6th
School enrollment, secondary, female 91.6% 2023 down 3.7% 108th
School enrollment, secondary, male 93.3% 2023 down 3.6% 83rd
School enrollment, tertiary 60.4% 2024 down 28.5% 62nd
School enrollment, primary, private 1.3% 2023 up 71.0% 187th
School enrollment, preprimary 86.0% 2019 up 13.7% 68th
School enrollment, tertiary, female 62.7% 2024 down 31.8% 79th
School enrollment, tertiary, male 58.2% 2024 down 24.8% 54th
School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index 0.9728 GPI 2019 down 1.2% 146th
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index 1.07 GPI 2024 down 7.5% 131st
Secondary education, teachers, female 1.11 million 2023 up 19.8% 4th
Primary completion rate, female 99.7% 2019 up 4.2% 46th
Primary completion rate, male 100.4% 2019 up 6.3% 33rd
Government expenditure on education, total 4.2% 2023 up 10.6% 98th
Secondary education, general pupils 8.47 million 2017 down 5.4% 10th
Lower secondary completion rate, total 97.0% 2019 up 21.4% 51st
School enrollment, preprimary, female 85.4% 2019 up 13.5% 66th
School enrollment, preprimary, male 86.5% 2019 up 13.8% 65th
Persistence to last grade of primary, total 99.1% 2018 up 3.1% 27th
Government expenditure on education, total 14.3% 2018 up 19.9% 68th
Secondary education, general pupils 49.5% 2017 down 2.4% 123rd
Lower secondary completion rate, female 96.6% 2019 up 6.6% 58th
Lower secondary completion rate, male 97.4% 2019 up 9.3% 44th
Children out of school 4.9% 2023 up 56.7% 81st
Primary education, duration 4 years 2025 unchanged 186th
Primary education, pupils 7.55 million 2023 up 33.7% 20th
Secondary education, duration 7 years 2025 unchanged 26th
Secondary education, pupils 10.80 million 2023 up 18.8% 13th
Persistence to last grade of primary, female 99.3% 2018 up 1.9% 23rd
Persistence to last grade of primary, male 98.9% 2018 up 3.6% 27th
Secondary education, vocational pupils 1.43 million 2017 down 22.2% 9th
Number of infant deaths, female 2,307 2024 down 61.2% 64th
Number of infant deaths, male 2,993 2024 down 61.8% 64th
Number of under-five deaths, female 2,940 2024 down 60.0% 63rd
Number of under-five deaths, male 3,819 2024 down 60.5% 63rd
Children out of school, female 4.2% 2023 up 61.9% 103rd
Children out of school, male 5.6% 2023 up 53.0% 84th
Secondary education, vocational pupils 40.7% 2017 up 9.7% 104th
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total 102.0% 2017 up 3.1% 92nd
Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 2.2% 2025 down 58.7% 168th
Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 2.1% 2025 down 64.9% 165th
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 2.1% 2025 down 62.0% 169th
Primary education, teachers 99.3% 2023 up 0.4% 2nd
Repeaters, primary, total 0.3% 2017 down 41.4% 154th