Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP in Russian Federation
Russian Federation: Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP was 0.7% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP in Russian Federation, 2000–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Russian Federation recorded 0.7% for government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp in 2018.
The figure is down 7.3% on the previous year and down 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp in Russian Federation peaked at 0.9% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2000.
Russian Federation ranks 96th of 173 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP in Russian Federation, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.5% | — |
| 2001 | 0.5% | +13.5% |
| 2002 | 0.7% | +21.4% |
| 2003 | 0.7% | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 0.8% | +22.3% |
| 2006 | 0.8% | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 0.9% | +12.0% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | -15.4% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | -7.3% |
Russian Federation compared with similar countries
- Russian Federation's 0.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9%, 81% of the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Russian Federation's 0.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9%, 84% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.9% | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 6 |
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 tertiary education as a percentage of gdp in Russian Federation?
- Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp in Russian Federation was 0.7% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Russian Federation?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2008.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Russian Federation?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2000.
- How does Russian Federation rank for government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp?
- Russian Federation ranks 96th out of 173 countries with data for 2018.
- Is government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Russian Federation?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Russian Federation data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release