Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Russia
Russia: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 86.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Russia, 2002–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Russia is 86.5%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Russia peaked at 88.3% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 72.7%, in 2010.
Russia ranks 11th of 113 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Russia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 79.7% | — |
| 2010 | 72.7% | -8.8% |
| 2013 | 86.6% | +19.0% |
| 2014 | 87.0% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 88.3% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 83.9% | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 84.3% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 84.3% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 84.8% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 84.6% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 84.9% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 86.3% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 86.5% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 79.7% | 79.7% | 79.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 83.9% | 72.7% | 88.3% | 7 |
| 2020s | 85.4% | 84.6% | 86.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Russia
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 upper secondary education or in Russia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Russia was 86.5% 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 88.3% in 2015.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.7% in 2010.
- How does Russia rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Russia ranks 11th out of 113 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 0.7%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release