Duration of compulsory education in Russia
Russia: Duration of compulsory education was 11 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
11
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
65th
of 205 countries
All-time high
11
in 2013
All-time low
8
in 1998
Years of data
28
1998–2025
Duration of compulsory education in Russia, 1998–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, duration of compulsory education in Russia stood at 11. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, duration of compulsory education in Russia peaked at 11 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 8, in 1998.
Russia ranks 65th of 205 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 | 8 | 8 | 2 |
| 2000s | 8.6 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.4 | 9 | 11 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11 | 11 | 11 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Russia
- 65 Antigua and Barbuda 11 compare
- 65 Australia 11 compare
- 65 Barbados 11 compare
- 65 Belarus 11 compare
- 65 Ghana 11 compare
- 65 Latvia 11 compare
- 65 Lithuania 11 compare
- 65 Malta 11 compare
- 65 Monaco 11 compare
- 65 Niue 11 compare
- 65 Panama 11 compare
- 65 Senegal 11 compare
- 65 Seychelles 11 compare
- 65 Slovakia 11 compare
- 65 Sri Lanka 11 compare
- 65 Switzerland 11 compare
- 65 Tokelau 11 compare
- 65 Ukraine 11 compare
- 65 United Kingdom 11 compare
- 65 Uzbekistan 11 compare
More education data for Russia
- 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 327,102 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.46 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 98.0% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is duration of compulsory education in Russia?
- Duration of compulsory education in Russia was 11 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest duration of compulsory education recorded in Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 11 in 2013.
- What is the lowest duration of compulsory education recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 in 1998.
- How does Russia rank for duration of compulsory education?
- Russia ranks 65th out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is duration of compulsory education rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Russia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Duration of compulsory education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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