Children out of school, primary in Russia
Russia: Children out of school, primary was 187,975 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Children out of school, primary in Russia, 1994–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
In 2023, children out of school, primary in Russia stood at 187,975.
That represents a change of up 619.2% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school, primary in Russia peaked at 658,834 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 5,373, in 2018.
That places Russia 40th out of 197 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Children out of school, primary in Russia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 334,236 | — |
| 1995 | 658,834 | +97.1% |
| 2006 | 306,702 | -53.4% |
| 2007 | 315,003 | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 235,054 | -25.4% |
| 2009 | 247,977 | +5.5% |
| 2011 | 245,998 | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 155,659 | -36.7% |
| 2013 | 183,618 | +18.0% |
| 2014 | 161,531 | -12.0% |
| 2015 | 123,062 | -23.8% |
| 2016 | 130,343 | +5.9% |
| 2017 | 24,203 | -81.4% |
| 2018 | 5,373 | -77.8% |
| 2019 | 13,749 | +155.9% |
| 2020 | 20,198 | +46.9% |
| 2021 | 19,320 | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 26,138 | +35.3% |
| 2023 | 187,975 | +619.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Children out of school, primary in Russia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +619.2% | 26,138 | 187,975 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 496,535 | 334,236 | 658,834 | 2 |
| 2000s | 276,184 | 235,054 | 315,003 | 4 |
| 2010s | 115,948 | 5,373 | 245,998 | 9 |
| 2020s | 63,408 | 19,320 | 187,975 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Russia
More education data for Russia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 95.76 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 95.06 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.34 million (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 21,277 (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 3.36 million (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.14 million (2019)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 10.80 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 7.55 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.6461 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children out of school, primary in Russia?
- Children out of school, primary in Russia was 187,975 in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school, primary recorded in Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 658,834 in 1995.
- What is the lowest children out of school, primary recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,373 in 2018.
- How does Russia rank for children out of school, primary?
- Russia ranks 40th out of 197 countries with data for 2023.
- Is children out of school, primary rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Russia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Children out of school, primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.