Number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education in Russian Federation
Russian Federation: Number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education was 11 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
11
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
14th
of 73 countries
All-time high
11
in 2013
All-time low
8
in 1998
Years of data
28
1998–2025
Number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education in Russian Federation, 1998–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Russian Federation recorded 11 for number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education in 2025. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education in Russian Federation peaked at 11 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 8, in 1998.
Russian Federation ranks 14th of 73 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education in Russian Federation, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 8 | — |
| 1999 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 9 | +12.5% |
| 2005 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 11 | +22.2% |
| 2014 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 11 | +0.0% |
Russian Federation compared with similar countries
- Russian Federation's 11 is above the median for high income countries, which is 10, 1.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Russian Federation's 11 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10, 1.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 |
| 2000s | 8.6 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.4 | 9 | 11 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11 | 11 | 11 | 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 number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education in Russian Federation?
- Number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education in Russian Federation was 11 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education recorded in Russian Federation?
- The highest recorded value was 11 in 2013.
- What is the lowest number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education recorded in Russian Federation?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 in 1998.
- How does Russian Federation rank for number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education?
- Russian Federation ranks 14th out of 73 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education rising or falling in Russian Federation?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Russian Federation data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education guaranteed in legal frameworks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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