Lower secondary completion rate, male in Russia

Russia: Lower secondary completion rate, male was 97.4% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
97.4%
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
44th
of 187 countries
All-time high
97.4%
in 2019
All-time low
80.8%
in 1994
Years of data
6
1994–2019

Lower secondary completion rate, male in Russia, 1994–2019

0204060801001994200620191994: 80.8 % of relevant age group2014: 89.1 % of relevant age group2015: 88.4 % of relevant age group2016: 83.5 % of relevant age group2018: 95.6 % of relevant age group2019: 97.4 % of relevant age group

Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.

Analysis

Russia recorded 97.4% for lower secondary completion rate, male in 2019. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, male in Russia peaked at 97.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 80.8%, in 1994.

Russia ranks 44th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Lower secondary completion rate, male in Russia, year by year

Annual values for Lower secondary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group) in Russia, 1994 to 2019.
Year % of relevant age group Change
1994 80.8%
2014 89.1% +10.2%
2015 88.4% -0.7%
2016 83.5% -5.6%
2018 95.6% +14.5%
2019 97.4% +1.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 80.8% 80.8% 80.8% 1
2010s 90.8% 83.5% 97.4% 5

Countries ranked near Russia

  1. 41 Uzbekistan 97.6% compare
  2. 42 South Korea 97.5% compare
  3. 43 Finland 97.5% compare
  4. 45 Montenegro 97.1% compare
  5. 46 Tonga 96.8% compare
  6. 47 Palau 96.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is lower secondary completion rate, male in Russia?
Lower secondary completion rate, male in Russia was 97.4% in 2019, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, male recorded in Russia?
The highest recorded value was 97.4% in 2019.
What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, male recorded in Russia?
The lowest recorded value was 80.8% in 1994.
How does Russia rank for lower secondary completion rate, male?
Russia ranks 44th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
Is lower secondary completion rate, male rising or falling in Russia?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Russia data come from?
The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Lower secondary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Lower secondary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group)
Unit
% of relevant age group
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
232 places, 5,457 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.