Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Russian Federation
Russian Federation: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both was 1.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Russian Federation, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Russian Federation is 1.4%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 46.2% on the previous year and down 80.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Russian Federation peaked at 15.4% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2025.
That places Russian Federation 185th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Russian Federation, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.9% | — |
| 2001 | 9.6% | -11.9% |
| 2002 | 7.9% | -17.7% |
| 2003 | 5.8% | -26.6% |
| 2004 | 7.0% | +20.7% |
| 2005 | 4.8% | -31.4% |
| 2006 | 3.2% | -33.3% |
| 2007 | 2.4% | -25.0% |
| 2008 | 3.6% | +50.0% |
| 2009 | 10.6% | +194.4% |
| 2010 | 15.4% | +45.3% |
| 2011 | 10.0% | -35.1% |
| 2012 | 5.6% | -44.0% |
| 2013 | 4.7% | -16.1% |
| 2014 | 5.6% | +19.1% |
| 2015 | 7.1% | +26.8% |
| 2016 | 9.4% | +32.4% |
| 2017 | 11.7% | +24.5% |
| 2018 | 11.5% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 10.0% | -13.0% |
| 2020 | 8.8% | -12.0% |
| 2021 | 7.4% | -15.9% |
| 2022 | 5.9% | -20.3% |
| 2023 | 4.4% | -25.4% |
| 2024 | 2.6% | -40.9% |
| 2025 | 1.4% | -46.2% |
Russian Federation compared with similar countries
- Russian Federation's 1.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 5.6%, 25% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Russian Federation's 1.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.6%, 25% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Russian Federation 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +194.4% | 3.6% | 10.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.6% | 2.4% | 10.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.1% | 4.7% | 15.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.1% | 1.4% | 8.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Russian Federation
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 youth of upper secondary school age, both in Russian Federation?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Russian Federation was 1.4% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both recorded in Russian Federation?
- The highest recorded value was 15.4% in 2010.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both recorded in Russian Federation?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2025.
- How does Russian Federation rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both?
- Russian Federation ranks 185th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both rising or falling in Russian Federation?
- Over the last ten years it is down 80.3%. 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release