Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Russian Federation
Russian Federation: Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) was 91.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Russian Federation, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Russian Federation recorded 91.4% for completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Russian Federation peaked at 91.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 79.4%, in 1981.
That places Russian Federation 27th out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Russian Federation, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 79.4% | — |
| 1982 | 79.8% | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 80.2% | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 80.5% | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 80.9% | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 81.3% | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 81.6% | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 81.9% | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 82.3% | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 82.6% | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 82.8% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 83.1% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 83.1% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 83.0% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 83.0% | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 83.1% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 83.5% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 84.1% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 84.7% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 85.6% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 86.4% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 87.0% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 87.2% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 87.3% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 87.3% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 87.2% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 87.2% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 87.2% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 87.5% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 88.0% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 88.4% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 88.8% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 89.2% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 89.7% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 89.8% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 89.9% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 90.0% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 90.0% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 90.2% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 90.3% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 90.5% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 90.8% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 91.0% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 91.2% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 91.4% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 80.9% | 79.4% | 82.3% | 9 |
| 1990s | 83.3% | 82.6% | 84.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 87.0% | 85.6% | 87.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.4% | 88.0% | 90.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.9% | 90.3% | 91.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Russian Federation
More education data for Russian Federation
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 327,102 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 97.75 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 97.7% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Russian Federation?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Russian Federation was 91.4% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Russian Federation?
- The highest recorded value was 91.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Russian Federation?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.4% in 1981.
- How does Russian Federation rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data)?
- Russian Federation ranks 27th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) rising or falling in Russian Federation?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Russian Federation data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release