Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Russian Federation
Russian Federation: Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary was 16.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Russian Federation, 2008–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Russian Federation recorded 16.7% for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in 2023. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 56.4% on the previous year and up 41.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Russian Federation peaked at 16.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6.9%, in 2017.
Russian Federation ranks 77th of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Russian Federation, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 14.2% | — |
| 2009 | 14.8% | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 13.9% | -5.7% |
| 2012 | 16.1% | +15.2% |
| 2013 | 11.8% | -26.7% |
| 2014 | 12.2% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 11.0% | -9.6% |
| 2016 | 7.9% | -28.2% |
| 2017 | 6.9% | -12.8% |
| 2018 | 10.8% | +56.9% |
| 2019 | 11.1% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 9.4% | -15.5% |
| 2021 | 8.9% | -5.0% |
| 2022 | 10.7% | +20.0% |
| 2023 | 16.7% | +56.4% |
Russian Federation compared with similar countries
- Russian Federation's 16.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.7%, 3.6× the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Russian Federation's 16.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.2%, 5.2× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.5% | 14.2% | 14.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 11.3% | 6.9% | 16.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 11.4% | 8.9% | 16.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Russian Federation
- 74 Romania 19.1% compare
- 75 Cape Verde 17.4% compare
- 76 Seychelles 17.0% compare
- 78 El Salvador 16.5% compare
- 79 Montenegro 16.4% compare
- 80 Saint Lucia 16.3% 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 one year before the official primary in Russian Federation?
- Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Russian Federation was 16.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary recorded in Russian Federation?
- The highest recorded value was 16.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary recorded in Russian Federation?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.9% in 2017.
- How does Russian Federation rank for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary?
- Russian Federation ranks 77th out of 175 countries with data for 2023.
- Is out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary rising or falling in Russian Federation?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 one year before the official primary entry age, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release