Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Russia
Russia: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 86.9% 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 86.9%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Russia peaked at 88.1% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 74.8%, in 2010.
That places Russia 13th out of 111 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Russia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 80.4% | — |
| 2010 | 74.8% | -7.0% |
| 2012 | 85.3% | +14.1% |
| 2013 | 86.2% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 86.6% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 87.7% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 88.1% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 85.9% | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 86.1% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 85.8% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 86.1% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 85.1% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 85.8% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 86.9% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 86.9% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 80.4% | 80.4% | 80.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 85.2% | 74.8% | 88.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 86.2% | 85.1% | 86.9% | 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 86.9% 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 88.1% in 2016.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.8% in 2010.
- How does Russia rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Russia ranks 13th out of 111 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 up 0.3%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release