Productivity vs. educational attainment in Russia
Russia: Productivity vs. educational attainment was 36.64 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2023. ▲ Rising
Productivity vs. educational attainment in Russia, 1992–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in international-$ in 2021 prices per hour.
Analysis
Russia recorded 36.64 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour for productivity vs. educational attainment in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, productivity vs. educational attainment in Russia peaked at 37.25 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2021 and was at its lowest, 10.06 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour, in 1999.
Russia ranks 53rd of 130 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.19 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10.06 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 15.26 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 8 |
| 2000s | 16.47 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 11.23 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 24.79 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.48 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 25.58 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 33.84 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.46 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 35.78 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 37.25 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 4 |
Countries ranked near Russia
- 50 Kazakhstan 37.57 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 51 Kuwait 37.38 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 52 Bulgaria 37.25 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 54 Iraq 36.03 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 55 Belarus 35.13 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 56 Argentina 33.82 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
More education data for Russia
- Duration of pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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)
- School enrollment, primary 97.7% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 327,102 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.46 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 98.0% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is productivity vs. educational attainment in Russia?
- Productivity vs. educational attainment in Russia was 36.64 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest productivity vs. educational attainment recorded in Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 37.25 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2021.
- What is the lowest productivity vs. educational attainment recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.06 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 1999.
- How does Russia rank for productivity vs. educational attainment?
- Russia ranks 53rd out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is productivity vs. educational attainment rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Russia data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Productivity vs. educational attainment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Productivity is calculated as GDP divided by the total number of hours worked in the economy. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.