Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Russia
Russia: Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education was 14.3% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Russia, 2000–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Russia recorded 14.3% for share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in 2018. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 6.5% on the previous year and up 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Russia peaked at 14.3% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 9.0%, in 2000.
Russia ranks 68th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.8% | 9.0% | 12.4% | 8 |
| 2010s | 11.9% | 10.9% | 14.3% | 7 |
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More economy & growth data for Russia
- DEC alternative conversion factor 83.65 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 29.26 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 14.11 trillion constant LCU (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 240.38 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure 51.3% (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 1.80 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 150.77 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 1.25 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 2.9% (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 1.69 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Russia?
- Share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Russia was 14.3% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education recorded in Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 14.3% in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.0% in 2000.
- How does Russia rank for share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education?
- Russia ranks 68th out of 194 countries with data for 2018.
- Is share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Russia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage of total general government spending (across all sectors) that is allocated to education.