Official entrance age to compulsory education in Russian Federation

Russian Federation: Official entrance age to compulsory education was 7 years in 2020. ▬ Flat

Latest (2020)
7 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 195 countries
All-time high
7 years
in 1998
All-time low
7 years
in 1998
Years of data
23
1998–2020

Official entrance age to compulsory education in Russian Federation, 1998–2020

024681998200920201998: 7 years1999: 7 years2000: 7 years2001: 7 years2002: 7 years2003: 7 years2004: 7 years2005: 7 years2006: 7 years2007: 7 years2008: 7 years2009: 7 years2010: 7 years2011: 7 years2012: 7 years2013: 7 years2014: 7 years2015: 7 years2016: 7 years2017: 7 years2018: 7 years2019: 7 years2020: 7 years

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

Russian Federation recorded 7 years for official entrance age to compulsory education in 2020. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, official entrance age to compulsory education in Russian Federation peaked at 7 years in 1998 and was at its lowest, 7 years, in 1998.

That places Russian Federation 1st out of 195 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.

Official entrance age to compulsory education in Russian Federation, year by year

Annual values for Official entrance age to compulsory education (years) in Russian Federation, 1998 to 2020.
Year years Change
1998 7 years
1999 7 years +0.0%
2000 7 years +0.0%
2001 7 years +0.0%
2002 7 years +0.0%
2003 7 years +0.0%
2004 7 years +0.0%
2005 7 years +0.0%
2006 7 years +0.0%
2007 7 years +0.0%
2008 7 years +0.0%
2009 7 years +0.0%
2010 7 years +0.0%
2011 7 years +0.0%
2012 7 years +0.0%
2013 7 years +0.0%
2014 7 years +0.0%
2015 7 years +0.0%
2016 7 years +0.0%
2017 7 years +0.0%
2018 7 years +0.0%
2019 7 years +0.0%
2020 7 years +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 7 years 7 years 7 years 2
2000s 7 years 7 years 7 years 10
2010s 7 years 7 years 7 years 10
2020s 7 years 7 years 7 years 1

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  10. 1 Lithuania 7 years compare
  11. 1 Mali 7 years compare
  12. 1 Republic of Moldova 7 years compare
  13. 1 Namibia 7 years compare
  14. 1 Romania 7 years compare
  15. 1 Rwanda 7 years compare
  16. 1 Serbia 7 years compare
  17. 1 South Africa 7 years compare
  18. 1 Suriname 7 years compare
  19. 1 Tajikistan 7 years compare
  20. 1 Tanzania, United Republic of 7 years compare
  21. 1 Uzbekistan 7 years compare
  22. 1 Zambia 7 years compare

See the full ranking of 195 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is official entrance age to compulsory education in Russian Federation?
Official entrance age to compulsory education in Russian Federation was 7 years in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest official entrance age to compulsory education recorded in Russian Federation?
The highest recorded value was 7 years in 1998.
What is the lowest official entrance age to compulsory education recorded in Russian Federation?
The lowest recorded value was 7 years in 1998.
How does Russian Federation rank for official entrance age to compulsory education?
Russian Federation ranks 1st out of 195 countries with data for 2020.
Is official entrance age to compulsory education rising or falling in Russian Federation?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Russian Federation data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Official entrance age to compulsory education (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Official entrance age to compulsory education (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
195 places, 4,083 data points, 1975–2020
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Official age when students should enter compulsory education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.