Russian Federation vs United States of America: Share of the world's population with formal basic education
Russian Federation
0.2%
in 2020
United States of America
0.9%
in 2020
Russian Federation rank
18th
United States of America rank
15th
Share of the world's population with formal basic education over time
- Russian Federation
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 0.9% against 0.2% in Russian Federation, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes United States of America's figure about 3.9 times Russian Federation's.
Across all 15 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.
Russian Federation ranks 18th and United States of America ranks 15th of 25 countries.
United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Russian Federation | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.3% | 3.9% | 1.6% | United States of America |
| 1960s | 1.5% | 2.8% | 1.3% | United States of America |
| 1970s | 0.9% | 2.1% | 1.2% | United States of America |
| 1980s | 0.6% | 1.8% | 1.2% | United States of America |
| 1990s | 0.4% | 1.5% | 1.1% | United States of America |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 1.3% | 1.0% | United States of America |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 1.1% | 0.8% | United States of America |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.9% | 0.7% | United States of America |
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, Russian Federation or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 0.9% against 0.2% in Russian Federation as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of the world's population with formal basic education between Russian Federation and United States of America?
- 0.7%, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Russian Federation and United States of America?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Russian Federation and United States of America rank globally for share of the world's population with formal basic education?
- Russian Federation ranks 18th and United States of America ranks 15th 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.