Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural female in Russia
Russia: Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural female was 86.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Russia, 2002–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Russia recorded 86.0% for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2024.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Russia peaked at 89.5% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 71.0%, in 2010.
That places Russia 10th out of 109 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural female in Russia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 79.1% | — |
| 2010 | 71.0% | -10.3% |
| 2014 | 87.4% | +23.1% |
| 2015 | 88.8% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 89.5% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 82.7% | -7.6% |
| 2019 | 83.0% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 83.7% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 84.2% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 84.0% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 85.7% | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 86.0% | +0.4% |
Russia compared with similar countries
- Russia's 86.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 70.7%, 1.2× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Russia's 86.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 75.8%, 1.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 79.1% | 79.1% | 79.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 83.7% | 71.0% | 89.5% | 6 |
| 2020s | 84.7% | 83.7% | 86.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Russia
More education data for Russia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 95.76 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 95.06 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.34 million (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 21,277 (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 3.36 million (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.14 million (2019)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 10.80 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 7.55 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.6461 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Russia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Russia was 86.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 89.5% in 2016.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.0% in 2010.
- How does Russia rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Russia ranks 10th out of 109 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Russia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release