Inequality in education in Russia
Russia: Inequality in education was 0.0151 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Inequality in education in Russia, 2010–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Russia recorded 0.0151 for inequality in education in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of down 50.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inequality in education in Russia peaked at 0.039 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0151, in 2022.
That places Russia 182nd out of 184 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0275 | 0.0183 | 0.039 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0161 | 0.0151 | 0.0178 | 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 inequality in education in Russia?
- Inequality in education in Russia was 0.0151 in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest inequality in education recorded in Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.039 in 2010.
- What is the lowest inequality in education recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0151 in 2022.
- How does Russia rank for inequality in education?
- Russia ranks 182nd out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is inequality in education rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Russia data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Inequality in education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Atkinson index measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality. Inequality is measured here in terms of the number of years adults older than 25 participated in formal education.