Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Russian Federation

Russian Federation: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female was 895,310 number in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
895,310 number
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
14th
of 206 countries
All-time high
1.19 million number
in 1970
All-time low
613,404 number
in 2007
Years of data
51
1970–2020

Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Russian Federation, 1970–2020

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Russian Federation recorded 895,310 number for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in 2020.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 38.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Russian Federation peaked at 1.19 million number in 1970 and was at its lowest, 613,404 number, in 2007.

Russian Federation ranks 14th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.

Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Russian Federation, year by year

Annual values for Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female (number) in Russian Federation, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 1.19 million number
1971 1.15 million number -3.6%
1972 1.11 million number -3.9%
1973 1.05 million number -4.8%
1974 998,297 number -5.2%
1975 948,590 number -5.0%
1976 909,609 number -4.1%
1977 885,090 number -2.7%
1978 890,489 number +0.6%
1979 915,369 number +2.8%
1980 949,119 number +3.7%
1981 981,791 number +3.4%
1982 1.01 million number +2.5%
1983 1.02 million number +1.3%
1984 1.03 million number +0.7%
1985 1.03 million number +0.5%
1986 1.04 million number +0.8%
1987 1.06 million number +1.6%
1988 1.08 million number +2.1%
1989 1.10 million number +2.3%
1990 1.13 million number +2.1%
1991 1.15 million number +1.7%
1992 1.16 million number +1.4%
1993 1.18 million number +1.2%
1994 1.18 million number +0.7%
1995 1.18 million number -0.1%
1996 1.17 million number -1.3%
1997 1.14 million number -2.4%
1998 1.07 million number -5.9%
1999 982,358 number -8.5%
2000 883,316 number -10.1%
2001 789,933 number -10.6%
2002 718,077 number -9.1%
2003 672,516 number -6.3%
2004 646,635 number -3.8%
2005 633,666 number -2.0%
2006 626,995 number -1.1%
2007 613,404 number -2.2%
2008 615,096 number +0.3%
2009 627,689 number +2.0%
2010 647,751 number +3.2%
2011 672,795 number +3.9%
2012 700,888 number +4.2%
2013 725,520 number +3.5%
2014 748,066 number +3.1%
2015 769,998 number +2.9%
2016 792,705 number +2.9%
2017 818,251 number +3.2%
2018 845,176 number +3.3%
2019 871,547 number +3.1%
2020 895,310 number +2.7%

Russian Federation compared with similar countries

  • Russian Federation's 895,310 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 21,652 number, 41.4× the median. (76 countries reporting)
  • Russian Federation's 895,310 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 37,446 number, 23.9× the median. (52 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1.01 million number 885,090 number 1.19 million number 10
1980s 1.03 million number 949,119 number 1.10 million number 10
1990s 1.13 million number 982,358 number 1.18 million number 10
2000s 682,733 number 613,404 number 883,316 number 10
2010s 759,270 number 647,751 number 871,547 number 10
2020s 895,310 number 895,310 number 895,310 number 1

Countries ranked near Russian Federation

  1. 11 Egypt 1.20 million number compare
  2. 12 Philippines 1.12 million number compare
  3. 13 Mexico 1.10 million number compare
  4. 15 Tanzania, United Republic of 851,820 number compare
  5. 16 Viet Nam 718,730 number compare
  6. 17 Uganda 716,094 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Russian Federation?
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Russian Federation was 895,310 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Russian Federation?
The highest recorded value was 1.19 million number in 1970.
What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Russian Federation?
The lowest recorded value was 613,404 number in 2007.
How does Russian Federation rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female?
Russian Federation ranks 14th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female rising or falling in Russian Federation?
Over the last ten years it is up 38.2%. 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 Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,277 data points, 1970–2020
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.