Lower secondary completion rate, total in Russia
Russia: Lower secondary completion rate, total was 97.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Russia, 1994–2019
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lower secondary completion rate, total in Russia is 97.0%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, total in Russia peaked at 97.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 75.9%, in 2006.
That places Russia 51st out of 187 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Russia, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 85.0% | — |
| 1999 | 87.4% | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 86.7% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 90.4% | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 93.4% | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 87.6% | -6.2% |
| 2005 | 84.9% | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 75.9% | -10.7% |
| 2007 | 77.0% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 76.4% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 79.9% | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 90.1% | +12.8% |
| 2012 | 89.4% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 92.4% | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 89.8% | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 89.5% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 85.7% | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 95.8% | +11.8% |
| 2019 | 97.0% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 86.2% | 85.0% | 87.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 83.6% | 75.9% | 93.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 91.2% | 85.7% | 97.0% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Russia
- 48 South Korea 97.3% compare
- 49 Trinidad and Tobago 97.1% compare
- 50 Montenegro 97.0% compare
- 52 Samoa 96.8% compare
- 53 Italy 96.3% compare
- 54 Bermuda 96.1% compare
More education data for Russia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 12.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 324,727 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2,375 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 12.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 2.25 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 11.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, total in Russia?
- Lower secondary completion rate, total in Russia was 97.0% in 2019, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 97.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.9% in 2006.
- How does Russia rank for lower secondary completion rate, total?
- Russia ranks 51st out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, total rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.4%. 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, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.