Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Russia
Russia: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted was 1 modelled data in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
1 modelled data
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
70th
of 204 countries
All-time high
1.56 modelled data
in 2001
All-time low
0.5 modelled data
in 2019
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Russia, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Russia is 1 modelled data, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 60.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Russia peaked at 1.56 modelled data in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.5 modelled data, in 2019.
That places Russia 70th out of 204 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Russia, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.55 modelled data | — |
| 2001 | 1.56 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 1.55 modelled data | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 1.49 modelled data | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 1.47 modelled data | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 1.35 modelled data | -8.0% |
| 2006 | 1.26 modelled data | -7.3% |
| 2007 | 1.18 modelled data | -6.4% |
| 2008 | 1.1 modelled data | -6.2% |
| 2009 | 1.01 modelled data | -8.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9385 modelled data | -7.5% |
| 2011 | 0.8364 modelled data | -10.9% |
| 2012 | 0.7619 modelled data | -8.9% |
| 2013 | 0.6667 modelled data | -12.5% |
| 2014 | 0.6667 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.625 modelled data | -6.3% |
| 2016 | 0.6 modelled data | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 0.8 modelled data | +33.3% |
| 2018 | 0.6667 modelled data | -16.7% |
| 2019 | 0.5 modelled data | -25.0% |
| 2020 | 0.5 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 modelled data | +100.0% |
| 2022 | 1 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1 modelled data | +0.0% |
Russia compared with similar countries
- Russia's 1 modelled data is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9774 modelled data, 1.0× the median. (70 countries reporting)
- Russia's 1 modelled data is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1 modelled data, 1.0× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Russia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +100.0% | 0.5 modelled data | 1 modelled data |
| 2017 | +33.3% | 0.6 modelled data | 0.8 modelled data |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.35 modelled data | 1.01 modelled data | 1.56 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7062 modelled data | 0.5 modelled data | 0.9385 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9167 modelled data | 0.5 modelled data | 1 modelled data | 6 |
Countries ranked near Russia
- 67 Solomon Islands 1.01 modelled data compare
- 68 Central African Republic 1.01 modelled data compare
- 69 Burkina Faso 1 modelled data compare
- 70 Belgium 1 modelled data compare
- 70 Switzerland 1 modelled data compare
- 70 Cook Islands 1 modelled data compare
- 70 Spain 1 modelled data compare
- 70 France 1 modelled data compare
- 70 United Kingdom 1 modelled data compare
- 70 Georgia 1 modelled data compare
- 70 Iceland 1 modelled data compare
- 70 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1 modelled data compare
- 70 Liechtenstein 1 modelled data compare
- 70 Moldova 1 modelled data compare
- 70 Mexico 1 modelled data compare
- 70 Montenegro 1 modelled data compare
- 70 Netherlands 1 modelled data compare
- 70 Norway 1 modelled data compare
- 70 Poland 1 modelled data compare
- 70 Portugal 1 modelled data compare
- 70 Turks and Caicos Islands 1 modelled data compare
- 70 Togo 1 modelled data compare
- 70 Uruguay 1 modelled data compare
- 70 United States 1 modelled data compare
- 70 Uzbekistan 1 modelled data compare
More education data for Russia
- 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 children of primary school age, adjusted in Russia?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Russia was 1 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted recorded in Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.56 modelled data in 2001.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5 modelled data in 2019.
- How does Russia rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted?
- Russia ranks 70th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Russia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release