Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Russian Federation
Russian Federation: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 86.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Russian Federation, 2002–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Russian Federation 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 Russian Federation peaked at 89.5% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 71.0%, in 2010.
That places Russian Federation 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 secondary education or in Russian Federation, 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% |
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 Russian Federation
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 upper secondary education or in Russian Federation?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Russian Federation 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 Russian Federation?
- The highest recorded value was 89.5% in 2016.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Russian Federation?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.0% in 2010.
- How does Russian Federation rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Russian Federation ranks 10th out of 109 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or rising or falling in Russian Federation?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Russian Federation 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