Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Russian Federation
Russian Federation: Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education was 0.4488 GPIA in 2023. ▼ Falling
Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Russian Federation, 2013–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Russian Federation recorded 0.4488 GPIA for proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 44.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Russian Federation peaked at 0.8896 GPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.4488 GPIA, in 2023.
That places Russian Federation 140th out of 153 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Russian Federation, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.8133 GPIA | — |
| 2014 | 0.8119 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.852 GPIA | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 0.8896 GPIA | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 0.8627 GPIA | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 0.8615 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.8716 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.4506 GPIA | -48.3% |
| 2021 | 0.4597 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.4569 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.4488 GPIA | -1.8% |
Russian Federation compared with similar countries
- Russian Federation's 0.4488 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.7757 GPIA, 58% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Russian Federation's 0.4488 GPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8015 GPIA, 56% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.8518 GPIA | 0.8119 GPIA | 0.8896 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.454 GPIA | 0.4488 GPIA | 0.4597 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Russian Federation
- 137 Benin 0.4794 GPIA compare
- 138 Madagascar 0.4745 GPIA compare
- 139 Malaysia 0.4683 GPIA compare
- 141 Saudi Arabia 0.447 GPIA compare
- 142 Bangladesh 0.4215 GPIA compare
- 143 Iceland 0.4157 GPIA compare
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 proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Russian Federation?
- Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Russian Federation was 0.4488 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in Russian Federation?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8896 GPIA in 2016.
- What is the lowest proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in Russian Federation?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4488 GPIA in 2023.
- How does Russian Federation rank for proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education?
- Russian Federation ranks 140th out of 153 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education rising or falling in Russian Federation?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.8%. 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 Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release