Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Russian Federation
Russian Federation: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and was 31.4% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Russian Federation, 2009–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Russian Federation recorded 31.4% for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in 2019. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Russian Federation peaked at 31.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 27.0%, in 2013.
Russian Federation ranks 14th of 124 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Russian Federation, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 28.9% | — |
| 2013 | 27.0% | -6.6% |
| 2015 | 29.0% | +7.3% |
| 2016 | 30.9% | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 30.0% | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 31.1% | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 31.4% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.9% | 28.9% | 28.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 29.9% | 27.0% | 31.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Russian Federation
- 11 Serbia 33.8% compare
- 12 Andorra 32.2% compare
- 13 Saudi Arabia 31.5% compare
- 15 Trinidad and Tobago 31.3%
- 16 Republic of Korea 31.0% compare
- 17 Algeria 30.9% compare
More education data for Russian Federation
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 327,102 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 97.75 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 97.7% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Russian Federation?
- Percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Russian Federation was 31.4% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Russian Federation?
- The highest recorded value was 31.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Russian Federation?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.0% in 2013.
- How does Russian Federation rank for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and?
- Russian Federation ranks 14th out of 124 countries with data for 2019.
- Is percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and rising or falling in Russian Federation?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Russian Federation data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes in tertiary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release