Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male (number) in Russia
Russia: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male (number) was 1.59 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male in Russia, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in Russia is 1.59 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and up 166.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in Russia peaked at 1.59 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 596,484, in 2014.
Russia ranks 3rd of 146 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male (number) in Russia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1.04 million | — |
| 2002 | 1.09 million | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 1.17 million | +7.2% |
| 2004 | 907,341 | -22.6% |
| 2005 | 898,253 | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 913,466 | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 905,266 | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 876,018 | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 793,120 | -9.5% |
| 2011 | 678,633 | -14.4% |
| 2012 | 659,694 | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 645,857 | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 596,484 | -7.6% |
| 2015 | 608,679 | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 625,148 | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 666,214 | +6.6% |
| 2018 | 696,482 | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 702,703 | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 1.54 million | +119.7% |
| 2024 | 1.59 million | +3.0% |
Russia compared with similar countries
- Russia's 1.59 million is above the median for high income countries, which is 5,487, 289.8× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Russia's 1.59 million is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7,805, 203.7× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male (number) in Russia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +119.7% | 702,703 | 1.54 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 956,005 | 793,120 | 1.17 million | 9 |
| 2010s | 653,322 | 596,484 | 702,703 | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.57 million | 1.54 million | 1.59 million | 2 |
Countries ranked near Russia
More education data for Russia
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0525 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in Russia?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in Russia was 1.59 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male recorded in Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.59 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 596,484 in 2014.
- How does Russia rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male?
- Russia ranks 3rd out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 166.6%. 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 Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release