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

Russian Federation: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male was 944,163 number in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
944,163 number
Change on year
up 2.9%
World rank
14th
of 206 countries
All-time high
1.24 million number
in 1970
All-time low
644,461 number
in 2007
Years of data
51
1970–2020

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

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Russian Federation recorded 944,163 number for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in 2020.

The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 38.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Russian Federation peaked at 1.24 million number in 1970 and was at its lowest, 644,461 number, in 2007.

That places Russian Federation 14th out of 206 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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, male in Russian Federation, year by year

Annual values for Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male (number) in Russian Federation, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 1.24 million number
1971 1.18 million number -4.1%
1972 1.14 million number -4.1%
1973 1.08 million number -5.0%
1974 1.02 million number -5.4%
1975 968,121 number -5.1%
1976 927,183 number -4.2%
1977 901,576 number -2.8%
1978 909,059 number +0.8%
1979 938,038 number +3.2%
1980 976,470 number +4.1%
1981 1.01 million number +3.7%
1982 1.04 million number +2.8%
1983 1.06 million number +1.4%
1984 1.06 million number +0.6%
1985 1.07 million number +0.4%
1986 1.07 million number +0.7%
1987 1.09 million number +1.4%
1988 1.11 million number +2.1%
1989 1.14 million number +2.3%
1990 1.16 million number +2.2%
1991 1.18 million number +1.8%
1992 1.20 million number +1.6%
1993 1.22 million number +1.5%
1994 1.23 million number +1.0%
1995 1.23 million number +0.1%
1996 1.22 million number -1.1%
1997 1.20 million number -2.2%
1998 1.13 million number -5.8%
1999 1.03 million number -8.4%
2000 927,548 number -10.1%
2001 828,934 number -10.6%
2002 754,560 number -9.0%
2003 707,321 number -6.3%
2004 680,466 number -3.8%
2005 666,955 number -2.0%
2006 659,822 number -1.1%
2007 644,461 number -2.3%
2008 645,758 number +0.2%
2009 658,822 number +2.0%
2010 679,876 number +3.2%
2011 706,252 number +3.9%
2012 735,487 number +4.1%
2013 761,083 number +3.5%
2014 784,594 number +3.1%
2015 807,709 number +2.9%
2016 832,012 number +3.0%
2017 859,187 number +3.3%
2018 888,516 number +3.4%
2019 917,671 number +3.3%
2020 944,163 number +2.9%

Russian Federation compared with similar countries

  • Russian Federation's 944,163 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 22,784 number, 41.4× the median. (76 countries reporting)
  • Russian Federation's 944,163 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 39,782 number, 23.7× the median. (52 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1.03 million number 901,576 number 1.24 million number 10
1980s 1.06 million number 976,470 number 1.14 million number 10
1990s 1.18 million number 1.03 million number 1.23 million number 10
2000s 717,465 number 644,461 number 927,548 number 10
2010s 797,239 number 679,876 number 917,671 number 10
2020s 944,163 number 944,163 number 944,163 number 1

Countries ranked near Russian Federation

  1. 11 Egypt 1.28 million number compare
  2. 12 Philippines 1.18 million number compare
  3. 13 Mexico 1.15 million number compare
  4. 15 Tanzania, United Republic of 871,757 number compare
  5. 16 Viet Nam 804,343 number compare
  6. 17 Uganda 729,007 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Russian Federation?
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Russian Federation was 944,163 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Russian Federation?
The highest recorded value was 1.24 million number in 1970.
What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Russian Federation?
The lowest recorded value was 644,461 number in 2007.
How does Russian Federation rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?
Russian Federation ranks 14th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male rising or falling in Russian Federation?
Over the last ten years it is up 38.9%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male (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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Male 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.