Out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry in Russian Federation
Russian Federation: Out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry was 161,999 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry in Russian Federation, 2008–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry in Russian Federation is 161,999, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 51.6% on the previous year and up 83.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry in Russian Federation peaked at 161,999 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 61,303, in 2017.
Russian Federation ranks 19th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry in Russian Federation, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 95,180 | — |
| 2009 | 106,320 | +11.7% |
| 2011 | 104,998 | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 96,386 | -8.2% |
| 2013 | 88,140 | -8.6% |
| 2014 | 98,773 | +12.1% |
| 2015 | 95,850 | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 69,492 | -27.5% |
| 2017 | 61,303 | -11.8% |
| 2018 | 100,675 | +64.2% |
| 2019 | 109,543 | +8.8% |
| 2020 | 92,012 | -16.0% |
| 2021 | 88,273 | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 106,861 | +21.1% |
| 2023 | 161,999 | +51.6% |
Russian Federation compared with similar countries
- Russian Federation's 161,999 is above the median for high income countries, which is 948, 170.9× the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Russian Federation's 161,999 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 984.5, 164.5× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 100,750 | 95,180 | 106,320 | 2 |
| 2010s | 91,684 | 61,303 | 109,543 | 9 |
| 2020s | 112,286 | 88,273 | 161,999 | 4 |
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 out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry in Russian Federation?
- Out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry in Russian Federation was 161,999 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Russian Federation?
- The highest recorded value was 161,999 in 2023.
- What is the lowest out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Russian Federation?
- The lowest recorded value was 61,303 in 2017.
- How does Russian Federation rank for out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry?
- Russian Federation ranks 19th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in Russian Federation?
- Over the last ten years it is up 83.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Russian Federation data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release