Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary in Russia
Russia: Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary was 9.86 in 2017. ▼ Falling
Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary in Russia, 1992–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
Russia recorded 9.86 for pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.1% on the previous year and down 28.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary in Russia peaked at 14.69 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 9.86, in 2017.
Russia ranks 142nd of 175 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.07 | 11.74 | 12.67 | 3 |
| 2000s | 13.78 | 12.06 | 14.69 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.22 | 9.86 | 14.41 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Russia
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 pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary in Russia?
- Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary in Russia was 9.86 in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary recorded in Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 14.69 in 2003.
- What is the lowest pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.86 in 2017.
- How does Russia rank for pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary?
- Russia ranks 142nd out of 175 countries with data for 2017.
- Is pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Russia data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Tertiary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in tertiary school.