Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Russia
Russia: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 100.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Russia, 2002–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Russia recorded 100.0% for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2024. 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 100.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 99.6%, in 2010.
That places Russia 1st out of 134 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Russia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 99.7% | — |
| 2010 | 99.6% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 100.0% | +0.4% |
| 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 | 99.8% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.7% | 99.7% | 99.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 99.6% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 99.8% | 100.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Russia
- 1 Austria 100.0% compare
- 1 Cook Islands 99.7% compare
- 1 Germany 100.0% compare
- 1 Denmark 100.0% compare
- 1 Finland 100.0% compare
- 1 France 100.0% compare
- 1 United Kingdom 100.0% compare
- 1 Hong Kong, China 100.0% compare
- 1 Iceland 100.0% compare
- 1 Sweden 100.0% compare
- 1 Ukraine 100.0% compare
- 1 Uzbekistan 100.0% compare
More education data for Russia
- 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 Russia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Russia 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 Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2011.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.6% in 2010.
- How does Russia rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Russia ranks 1st out of 134 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release