Government expenditure on education in Russian Federation
Russian Federation: Government expenditure on education was 4.16 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
4.16
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
41st
of 68 countries
All-time high
4.69
in 2017
All-time low
2.94
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2023
Government expenditure on education in Russian Federation, 2000–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Russian Federation recorded 4.16 for government expenditure on education in 2023.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on education in Russian Federation peaked at 4.69 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 2.94, in 2000.
Russian Federation ranks 41st of 68 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Government expenditure on education in Russian Federation, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.94 | — |
| 2001 | 3.11 | +5.7% |
| 2002 | 3.84 | +23.5% |
| 2003 | 3.68 | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 3.55 | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 3.77 | +6.3% |
| 2006 | 3.87 | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 4.1 | +6.1% |
| 2010 | 4.09 | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 3.71 | -9.2% |
| 2012 | 3.79 | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 3.76 | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 4.01 | +6.6% |
| 2015 | 3.83 | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 3.76 | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 4.69 | +24.7% |
| 2018 | 4.68 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 3.7 | -21.0% |
| 2020 | 4.02 | +8.7% |
| 2021 | 3.99 | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 4.05 | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 4.16 | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.61 | 2.94 | 4.1 | 8 |
| 2010s | 4 | 3.7 | 4.69 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.06 | 3.99 | 4.16 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Russian Federation
More education data for Russian Federation
- 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 government expenditure on education in Russian Federation?
- Government expenditure on education in Russian Federation was 4.16 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest government expenditure on education recorded in Russian Federation?
- The highest recorded value was 4.69 in 2017.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on education recorded in Russian Federation?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.94 in 2000.
- How does Russian Federation rank for government expenditure on education?
- Russian Federation ranks 41st out of 68 countries with data for 2023.
- Is government expenditure on education rising or falling in Russian Federation?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Russian Federation data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Government expenditure on education (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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