Australia vs Russia: Share of the world's population with formal basic education
Australia
0.6%
in 2020
Russia
0.2%
in 2020
Australia rank
17th
Russia rank
18th
Share of the world's population with formal basic education over time
- Australia
- Russia
How they compare
Australia currently reports 0.6% against 0.2% in Russia, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Australia's figure about 2.7 times Russia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Russia ahead.
Australia ranks 17th and Russia ranks 18th of 25 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 7 and Russia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.8% | 2.3% | 0.5% | Russia |
| 1960s | 1.9% | 1.5% | 0.4% | Australia |
| 1970s | 1.8% | 0.9% | 0.9% | Australia |
| 1980s | 1.6% | 0.6% | 1.0% | Australia |
| 1990s | 1.3% | 0.4% | 0.9% | Australia |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 0.3% | 0.8% | Australia |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.2% | 0.5% | Australia |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.2% | 0.4% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the world's population with formal basic education, Australia or Russia?
- Australia, at 0.6% against 0.2% in Russia as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of the world's population with formal basic education between Australia and Russia?
- 0.4%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Russia?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Australia and Russia rank globally for share of the world's population with formal basic education?
- Australia ranks 17th and Russia ranks 18th of 25 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank (2024); van Zanden, J. et al.; Wittgenstein Centre (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of the world's population with formal basic education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of people aged 15 or older who have not received some kind of formal primary, secondary, or tertiary education.