Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Russian Federation
Russian Federation: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female was 0.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Russian Federation, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Russian Federation recorded 0.1% for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 90.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Russian Federation peaked at 35.0% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2019.
That places Russian Federation 185th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 children of primary school age, female in Russian Federation, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 26.2% | — |
| 2001 | 35.0% | +33.6% |
| 2002 | 35.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 21.5% | -38.6% |
| 2004 | 19.1% | -11.2% |
| 2005 | 11.3% | -40.8% |
| 2006 | 8.6% | -23.9% |
| 2007 | 8.0% | -7.0% |
| 2008 | 7.8% | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 7.1% | -9.0% |
| 2010 | 6.1% | -14.1% |
| 2011 | 4.6% | -24.6% |
| 2012 | 3.2% | -30.4% |
| 2013 | 2.2% | -31.2% |
| 2014 | 1.6% | -27.3% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | -37.5% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | -40.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | -33.3% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | -50.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -50.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
Russian Federation compared with similar countries
- Russian Federation's 0.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.0%, 10% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Russian Federation's 0.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9%, 11% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.0% | 7.1% | 35.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.0% | 0.1% | 6.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Russian Federation
- 185 Argentina 0.1% compare
- 185 Switzerland 0.1% compare
- 185 Cook Islands 0.1% compare
- 185 France 0.1% compare
- 185 Montenegro 0.1% compare
- 185 Netherlands 0.1% compare
- 185 Seychelles 0.1% 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 children of primary school age, female in Russian Federation?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Russian Federation was 0.1% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female recorded in Russian Federation?
- The highest recorded value was 35.0% in 2001.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female recorded in Russian Federation?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2019.
- How does Russian Federation rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female?
- Russian Federation ranks 185th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female rising or falling in Russian Federation?
- Over the last ten years it is down 90.0%. 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 children of primary school age, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release