Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Russian Federation
Russian Federation: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 100.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Russian Federation, 2002–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Russian Federation stood at 100.0%. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Russian Federation peaked at 100.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 99.7%, in 2010.
That places Russian Federation 1st out of 108 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Russian Federation, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 99.8% | — |
| 2010 | 99.7% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 100.0% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.9% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.8% | 99.8% | 99.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 99.7% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 99.9% | 100.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Russian Federation
- 1 Austria 100.0% compare
- 1 Germany 100.0% compare
- 1 Denmark 100.0% compare
- 1 Finland 100.0% compare
- 1 France 100.0% compare
- 1 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 100.0% compare
- 1 Iceland 100.0% compare
- 1 Latvia 100.0% compare
- 1 Sweden 100.0% compare
- 1 Ukraine 100.0% compare
- 1 Uzbekistan 100.0% 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 97.75 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 97.7% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Russian Federation?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Russian Federation was 100.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Russian Federation?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2011.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Russian Federation?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.7% in 2010.
- How does Russian Federation rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Russian Federation ranks 1st out of 108 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in Russian Federation?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Russian Federation 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, urban, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release