Inequality in education in Russia
Russia: Inequality in education was 0.0151 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0151
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
182nd
of 184 countries
All-time high
0.039
in 2010
All-time low
0.0151
in 2022
Years of data
14
2010–2023
Inequality in education in Russia, 2010–2023
Source: 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.
Inequality in education in Russia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.039 | — |
| 2011 | 0.0328 | -16.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0328 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0305 | -7.1% |
| 2014 | 0.028 | -8.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0271 | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0235 | -13.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0221 | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0208 | -6.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0183 | -12.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0178 | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0163 | -8.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0151 | -7.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0151 | +0.0% |
Russia compared with similar countries
- Russia's 0.0151 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0476, 32% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Russia's 0.0151 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0317, 48% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
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
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 95.76 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 95.06 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inequality in education in Russia?
- Inequality in education in Russia was 0.0151 in 2023, according to 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Inequality in education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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