Canada vs Russia: Share of children in primary school age who are in school

Canada

95.0%

in 2023

Russia

95.1%

in 2023

Canada rank

125th

Russia rank

123rd

Share of children in primary school age who are in school over time

Russia currently reports 95.1% against 95.0% in Canada, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1820 it was Canada ahead.

Canada ranks 125th and Russia ranks 123rd of 209 countries.

Indicator: Share of children in primary school age who are in school
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 209 places, 8,478 data points, 1820–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The share of children of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) who are enrolled in primary education.