Share of primary school teachers who are women in Russia
Russia: Share of primary school teachers who are women was 99.3% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Share of primary school teachers who are women in Russia, 1981–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of primary school teachers who are women in Russia is 99.3%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary school teachers who are women in Russia peaked at 99.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 95.6%, in 2017.
That places Russia 3rd out of 212 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 98.1% | 97.7% | 98.4% | 3 |
| 1990s | 98.4% | 97.9% | 98.8% | 6 |
| 2000s | 98.5% | 98.3% | 98.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 98.5% | 95.6% | 99.2% | 7 |
| 2020s | 99.3% | 99.3% | 99.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Russia
More education data for Russia
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.0% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 97.7% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 327,102 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.46 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 98.0% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of primary school teachers who are women in Russia?
- Share of primary school teachers who are women in Russia was 99.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary school teachers who are women recorded in Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of primary school teachers who are women recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 95.6% in 2017.
- How does Russia rank for share of primary school teachers who are women?
- Russia ranks 3rd out of 212 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of primary school teachers who are women rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Russia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary school teachers who are women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female teachers among all teachers at the primary education level during a given school year.