Duration of compulsory education in Russian Federation
Russian Federation: Duration of compulsory education was 11 years in 2025. β² Rising
Duration of compulsory education in Russian Federation, 1998β2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2025, duration of compulsory education in Russian Federation stood at 11 years. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, duration of compulsory education in Russian Federation peaked at 11 years in 2013 and was at its lowest, 8 years, in 1998.
Russian Federation ranks 62nd of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8 years | 8 years | 8 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 8.6 years | 8 years | 9 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.4 years | 9 years | 11 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 11 years | 11 years | 11 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near Russian Federation
- 62 Antigua and Barbuda 11 years compare
- 62 Australia 11 years compare
- 62 Belarus 11 years compare
- 62 Barbados 11 years compare
- 62 Switzerland 11 years compare
- 62 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 11 years compare
- 62 Ghana 11 years compare
- 62 Sri Lanka 11 years compare
- 62 Lithuania 11 years compare
- 62 Latvia 11 years compare
- 62 Monaco 11 years compare
- 62 Malta 11 years compare
- 62 Panama 11 years compare
- 62 Senegal 11 years compare
- 62 Slovakia 11 years compare
- 62 Seychelles 11 years compare
- 62 Ukraine 11 years compare
- 62 Uzbekistan 11 years compare
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)
- School enrollment, primary 97.7% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0023 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is duration of compulsory education in Russian Federation?
- Duration of compulsory education in Russian Federation was 11 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest duration of compulsory education recorded in Russian Federation?
- The highest recorded value was 11 years in 2013.
- What is the lowest duration of compulsory education recorded in Russian Federation?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 years in 1998.
- How does Russian Federation rank for duration of compulsory education?
- Russian Federation ranks 62nd out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is duration of compulsory education rising or falling in Russian Federation?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Duration of compulsory education (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release