What is the difference in secondary education, pupils between Russian Federation and Türkiye?

1.52 million, with Türkiye ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Russian Federation and Türkiye?

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.

Russian Federation vs Türkiye: Secondary education, pupils

Russian Federation

10.80 million

in 2023

Türkiye

12.31 million

in 2023

Russian Federation rank

13th

Türkiye rank

10th

Secondary education, pupils over time

Russian Federation
Türkiye

How they compare

Türkiye currently reports 12.31 million against 10.80 million in Russian Federation, a difference of 1.52 million.

That makes Türkiye's figure about 1.1 times Russian Federation's.

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

Russian Federation ranks 13th and Türkiye ranks 10th of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Russian Federation averaged higher in 4 and Türkiye in 2.

Head to head by decade

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

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, pupils, Russian Federation or Türkiye?: Türkiye, at 12.31 million against 10.80 million in Russian Federation as of 2023.
What is the difference in secondary education, pupils between Russian Federation and Türkiye?: 1.52 million, with Türkiye ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Russian Federation and Türkiye?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Russian Federation and Türkiye rank globally for secondary education, pupils?: Russian Federation ranks 13th and Türkiye 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: 20 August 2026

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