Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. in Russian Federation

Russian Federation: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. was 24.7% in 2010. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2010)
24.7%
World rank
5th
of 144 countries
All-time high
24.7%
in 2010
All-time low
1.3%
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. in Russian Federation, 1960–2010

05101520251960198520101960: 1.31965: 2.21970: 2.41975: 41980: 6.21985: 9.81990: 131995: 13.32000: 19.32005: 21.82010: 24.7

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. in Russian Federation stood at 24.7%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 28.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. in Russian Federation peaked at 24.7% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 1960.

Russian Federation ranks 5th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. in Russian Federation, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary in Russian Federation, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 1.3%
1965 2.2% +65.7%
1970 2.4% +6.3%
1975 4.0% +70.3%
1980 6.2% +53.7%
1985 9.8% +58.7%
1990 13.0% +32.4%
1995 13.3% +2.4%
2000 19.3% +45.2%
2005 21.8% +12.7%
2010 24.7% +13.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1.8% 1.3% 2.2% 2
1970s 3.2% 2.4% 4.0% 2
1980s 8.0% 6.2% 9.8% 2
1990s 13.1% 13.0% 13.3% 2
2000s 20.5% 19.3% 21.8% 2
2010s 24.7% 24.7% 24.7% 1

Countries ranked near Russian Federation

  1. 2 Singapore 29.7% compare
  2. 3 Ireland 26.8% compare
  3. 4 United States of America 26.8% compare
  4. 6 Ukraine 24.6% compare
  5. 7 Canada 22.7% compare
  6. 8 Greece 22.5% compare

See the full ranking of 144 places →

More education data for Russian Federation

All data for Russian Federation →

Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. in Russian Federation?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. in Russian Federation was 24.7% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. recorded in Russian Federation?
The highest recorded value was 24.7% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. recorded in Russian Federation?
The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 1960.
How does Russian Federation rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling.?
Russian Federation ranks 5th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. rising or falling in Russian Federation?
Over the last ten years it is up 28.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Russian Federation data come from?
The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 11 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. in Russian Federation. Statizoid, drawing on Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Retrieved 08 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/stat/barro-lee-percentage-of-population-age-15-with-tertiary-schooling-completed-tertiary/russian-federation/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/stat/barro-lee-percentage-of-population-age-15-with-tertiary-schooling-completed-tertiary/russian-federation/">Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. in Russian Federation</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
Last refreshed

Percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary