Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Russian Federation
Russian Federation: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male was 1.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male 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, male in Russian Federation is 1.8%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 47.1% on the previous year and down 86.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Russian Federation peaked at 17.5% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 2025.
Russian Federation ranks 183rd of 206 countries on this measure, 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, male in Russian Federation, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.6% | — |
| 2001 | 14.3% | -8.3% |
| 2002 | 12.3% | -14.0% |
| 2003 | 9.8% | -20.3% |
| 2004 | 12.7% | +29.6% |
| 2005 | 9.9% | -22.0% |
| 2006 | 7.8% | -21.2% |
| 2007 | 6.8% | -12.8% |
| 2008 | 7.5% | +10.3% |
| 2009 | 12.1% | +61.3% |
| 2010 | 15.8% | +30.6% |
| 2011 | 13.3% | -15.8% |
| 2012 | 11.2% | -15.8% |
| 2013 | 10.7% | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 11.5% | +7.5% |
| 2015 | 12.9% | +12.2% |
| 2016 | 15.3% | +18.6% |
| 2017 | 17.5% | +14.4% |
| 2018 | 16.7% | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 14.4% | -13.8% |
| 2020 | 12.6% | -12.5% |
| 2021 | 10.3% | -18.3% |
| 2022 | 8.1% | -21.4% |
| 2023 | 5.9% | -27.2% |
| 2024 | 3.4% | -42.4% |
| 2025 | 1.8% | -47.1% |
Russian Federation compared with similar countries
- Russian Federation's 1.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 5.8%, 31% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Russian Federation's 1.8% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.6%, 32% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.9% | 6.8% | 15.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.9% | 10.7% | 17.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.0% | 1.8% | 12.6% | 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, male in Russian Federation?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Russian Federation was 1.8% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Russian Federation?
- The highest recorded value was 17.5% in 2017.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Russian Federation?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 2025.
- How does Russian Federation rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male?
- Russian Federation ranks 183rd out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male rising or falling in Russian Federation?
- Over the last ten years it is down 86.0%. 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, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release