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
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Russian Federation, 1970–2020
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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 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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About this data
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.