Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male in Russia
Russia: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male was 5.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male in Russia, 1994–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Russia recorded 5.6% for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 71.0% on the previous year and up 53.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male in Russia peaked at 8.9% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2017.
Russia ranks 86th of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male in Russia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 4.4% | — |
| 1995 | 8.9% | +99.4% |
| 2006 | 6.2% | -29.8% |
| 2007 | 6.6% | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 4.9% | -25.5% |
| 2009 | 5.4% | +9.7% |
| 2011 | 4.9% | -8.8% |
| 2012 | 3.3% | -32.9% |
| 2013 | 3.7% | +11.3% |
| 2014 | 3.3% | -8.7% |
| 2015 | 2.6% | -21.9% |
| 2016 | 2.6% | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | -83.6% |
| 2020 | 1.6% | +281.1% |
| 2021 | 2.6% | +63.1% |
| 2022 | 3.3% | +25.5% |
| 2023 | 5.6% | +71.0% |
Russia compared with similar countries
- Russia's 5.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.7%, 2.0× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Russia's 5.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.9%, 3.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +281.1% | 0.4% | 1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.7% | 4.4% | 8.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 5.8% | 4.9% | 6.6% | 4 |
| 2010s | 3.0% | 0.4% | 4.9% | 7 |
| 2020s | 3.3% | 1.6% | 5.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Russia
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, male in Russia?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male in Russia was 5.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male recorded in Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.9% in 1995.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2017.
- How does Russia rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male?
- Russia ranks 86th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.0%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release