Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Russia
Russia: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 1 LPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1 LPIA
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
14th
of 99 countries
All-time high
1 LPIA
in 2011
All-time low
0.9936 LPIA
in 2010
Years of data
16
2002–2024
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Russia, 2002–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Russia stood at 1 LPIA. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Russia peaked at 1 LPIA in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.9936 LPIA, in 2010.
That places Russia 14th out of 99 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Russia, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.9954 LPIA | — |
| 2010 | 0.9936 LPIA | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 1 LPIA | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9972 LPIA | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 1 LPIA | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9954 LPIA | 0.9954 LPIA | 0.9954 LPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.9994 LPIA | 0.9936 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9994 LPIA | 0.9972 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Russia
- 11 Australia 1 LPIA compare
- 12 United States 1 LPIA compare
- 13 Uzbekistan 1 LPIA compare
- 14 Austria 1 LPIA compare
- 14 Germany 1 LPIA compare
- 14 Denmark 1 LPIA compare
- 14 Finland 1 LPIA compare
- 14 France 1 LPIA compare
- 14 United Kingdom 1 LPIA compare
- 14 Iceland 1 LPIA compare
- 14 Latvia 1 LPIA compare
- 14 Sweden 1 LPIA compare
- 14 Ukraine 1 LPIA compare
More education data for Russia
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Russia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Russia was 1 LPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 1 LPIA in 2011.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9936 LPIA in 2010.
- How does Russia rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Russia ranks 14th out of 99 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Russia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher, population 25+ years, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release