Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Russian Federation
Russian Federation: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 0.2% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Russian Federation, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Russian Federation recorded 0.2% for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 33.3% on the previous year and down 97.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Russian Federation peaked at 7.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2025.
Russian Federation ranks 192nd of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Russian Federation, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.5% | — |
| 2001 | 5.7% | -24.0% |
| 2002 | 5.2% | -8.8% |
| 2003 | 6.9% | +32.7% |
| 2004 | 5.8% | -15.9% |
| 2005 | 6.5% | +12.1% |
| 2006 | 6.5% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 6.8% | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 7.1% | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 6.2% | -12.7% |
| 2010 | 5.7% | -8.1% |
| 2011 | 6.2% | +8.8% |
| 2012 | 6.9% | +11.3% |
| 2013 | 7.3% | +5.8% |
| 2014 | 7.4% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 7.1% | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 6.3% | -11.3% |
| 2017 | 5.1% | -19.0% |
| 2018 | 4.1% | -19.6% |
| 2019 | 3.0% | -26.8% |
| 2020 | 2.0% | -33.3% |
| 2021 | 1.3% | -35.0% |
| 2022 | 0.7% | -46.2% |
| 2023 | 0.4% | -42.9% |
| 2024 | 0.3% | -25.0% |
| 2025 | 0.2% | -33.3% |
Russian Federation compared with similar countries
- Russian Federation's 0.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.2%, 16% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Russian Federation's 0.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.2%, 16% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.4% | 5.2% | 7.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.9% | 3.0% | 7.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.2% | 2.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Russian Federation
- 192 Brunei Darussalam 0.2% compare
- 192 Cyprus 0.2% compare
- 192 Liechtenstein 0.2% compare
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 rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Russian Federation?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Russian Federation was 0.2% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Russian Federation?
- The highest recorded value was 7.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Russian Federation?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2025.
- How does Russian Federation rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Russian Federation ranks 192nd out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in Russian Federation?
- Over the last ten years it is down 97.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Russian Federation data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release