Official entrance age to compulsory education in Russian Federation
Russian Federation: Official entrance age to compulsory education was 7 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
7
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 200 countries
All-time high
7
in 1998
All-time low
7
in 1998
Years of data
28
1998–2025
Official entrance age to compulsory education in Russian Federation, 1998–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, official entrance age to compulsory education in Russian Federation stood at 7. 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, official entrance age to compulsory education in Russian Federation peaked at 7 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 7, in 1998.
Russian Federation ranks 1st of 200 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Official entrance age to compulsory education in Russian Federation, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 7 | — |
| 1999 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 7 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 |
| 2000s | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
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- 1 Uzbekistan 7 compare
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More education data for Russian Federation
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 327,102 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 97.75 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 97.7% (2023)
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 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest official entrance age to compulsory education recorded in Russian Federation?
- The highest recorded value was 7 in 1998.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to compulsory education recorded in Russian Federation?
- The lowest recorded value was 7 in 1998.
- How does Russian Federation rank for official entrance age to compulsory education?
- Russian Federation ranks 1st out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Official entrance age to compulsory education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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