Russia vs Switzerland: Share of children who have completed primary school

Russia
99.7%
in 2025
Switzerland
99.8%
in 2025
Russia rank
27th
Switzerland rank
25th

Share of children who have completed primary school over time

  • Russia
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 99.8% against 99.7% in Russia, a difference of 0.0%.

Across all 45 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.

Russia ranks 27th and Switzerland ranks 25th of 165 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of children who have completed primary school
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
165 places, 7,390 data points, 1981–2025
Last refreshed

The share of children who are three to five years older than the official age for the last grade of primary education who have successfully completed it. This broader age band is used to include children who started school late or had to resit particular years.