Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Russia
Russia: Share of children who are not in pre-primary school was 16.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Russia, 2008–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Russia is 16.6%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 54.6% on the previous year and up 40.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Russia peaked at 16.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7.3%, in 2017.
That places Russia 80th out of 179 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.3% | 14.1% | 14.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 11.4% | 7.3% | 16.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 11.4% | 8.5% | 16.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Russia
- 77 Maldives 18.6% compare
- 78 Uzbekistan 18.4% compare
- 79 Cook Islands 16.7% compare
- 81 Azerbaijan 16.5% compare
- 82 Montenegro 15.8% compare
- 83 Guatemala 15.8% compare
More education data for Russia
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.0% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 97.7% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 327,102 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.46 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 98.0% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Russia?
- Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Russia was 16.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who are not in pre-primary school recorded in Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 16.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of children who are not in pre-primary school recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.3% in 2017.
- How does Russia rank for share of children who are not in pre-primary school?
- Russia ranks 80th out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of children who are not in pre-primary school rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Russia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children who are not in pre-primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children one year before the official primary entry age (typically age 5) not enrolled in pre-primary education, expressed as a percentage of all children in that age group.