Which has higher secondary education, pupils, Russia or Turkey?

Turkey, at 12.31 million against 10.80 million in Russia as of 2023.

What is the difference in secondary education, pupils between Russia and Turkey?

1.52 million, with Turkey ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and Turkey?

35 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Secondary education, pupils. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Russia vs Turkey: Secondary education, pupils

Russia

10.80 million

in 2023

Turkey

12.31 million

in 2023

Russia rank

13th

Turkey rank

10th

Secondary education, pupils over time

Russia
Turkey

How they compare

Turkey currently reports 12.31 million against 10.80 million in Russia, a difference of 1.52 million.

That makes Turkey's figure about 1.1 times Russia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Russia ahead.

Russia ranks 13th and Turkey ranks 10th of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Russia averaged higher in 4 and Turkey in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Russia	Turkey	Difference	Ahead
1970s	16.38 million	1.53 million	14.85 million	Russia
1980s	13.88 million	3.01 million	10.87 million	Russia
1990s	14.56 million	4.40 million	10.16 million	Russia
2000s	11.79 million	6.72 million	5.07 million	Russia
2010s	9.57 million	10.35 million	775,242	Turkey
2020s	10.36 million	11.75 million	1.39 million	Turkey

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, pupils, Russia or Turkey?: Turkey, at 12.31 million against 10.80 million in Russia as of 2023.
What is the difference in secondary education, pupils between Russia and Turkey?: 1.52 million, with Turkey ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and Turkey?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Russia and Turkey rank globally for secondary education, pupils?: Russia ranks 13th and Turkey ranks 10th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Secondary education, pupils. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Secondary education, pupils
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 251 places, 10,025 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 15 October 2026

Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.