Proportion of youth and adults that participated in social networks in Russian Federation
Russian Federation: Proportion of youth and adults that participated in social networks was 85.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of youth and adults that participated in social networks in Russian Federation, 2013–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Russian Federation recorded 85.8% for proportion of youth and adults that participated in social networks in 2023. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 32.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of youth and adults that participated in social networks in Russian Federation peaked at 85.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 64.9%, in 2013.
That places Russian Federation 39th out of 54 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Proportion of youth and adults that participated in social networks in Russian Federation, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 64.9% | — |
| 2014 | 76.1% | +17.3% |
| 2015 | 77.8% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 81.6% | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 84.7% | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 85.0% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 83.1% | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 83.1% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 82.9% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 83.8% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 85.8% | +2.4% |
Russian Federation compared with similar countries
- Russian Federation's 85.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 89.6%, 96% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Russian Federation's 85.8% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 90.0%, 95% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 79.0% | 64.9% | 85.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 83.9% | 82.9% | 85.8% | 4 |
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 proportion of youth and adults that participated in social networks in Russian Federation?
- Proportion of youth and adults that participated in social networks in Russian Federation was 85.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of youth and adults that participated in social networks recorded in Russian Federation?
- The highest recorded value was 85.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of youth and adults that participated in social networks recorded in Russian Federation?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.9% in 2013.
- How does Russian Federation rank for proportion of youth and adults that participated in social networks?
- Russian Federation ranks 39th out of 54 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of youth and adults that participated in social networks rising or falling in Russian Federation?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Russian Federation data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of youth and adults that participated in social networks, 15-24 years old, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release