School age population, early childhood educational development in Russian Federation
Russian Federation: School age population, early childhood educational development was 2.57 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, early childhood educational development in Russian Federation, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood educational development in Russian Federation is 2.57 million, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 4.6% on the previous year and down 32.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in Russian Federation peaked at 3.86 million in 2017 and was at its lowest, 2.51 million, in 2002.
Russian Federation ranks 11th of 104 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
School age population, early childhood educational development in Russian Federation, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 2.67 million | — |
| 1999 | 2.56 million | -4.1% |
| 2000 | 2.55 million | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 2.51 million | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 2.51 million | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 2.55 million | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 2.66 million | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 2.84 million | +6.6% |
| 2006 | 2.93 million | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 2.92 million | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 2.91 million | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 3.05 million | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 3.27 million | +7.3% |
| 2011 | 3.35 million | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 3.35 million | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 3.45 million | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 3.65 million | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 3.81 million | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 3.82 million | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 3.86 million | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 3.81 million | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 3.56 million | -6.8% |
| 2020 | 3.27 million | -7.9% |
| 2021 | 3.07 million | -6.3% |
| 2022 | 2.90 million | -5.6% |
| 2023 | 2.81 million | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 2.69 million | -4.3% |
| 2025 | 2.57 million | -4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.61 million | 2.56 million | 2.67 million | 2 |
| 2000s | 2.74 million | 2.51 million | 3.05 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.59 million | 3.27 million | 3.86 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.89 million | 2.57 million | 3.27 million | 6 |
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More education data for Russian Federation
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 327,102 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 97.75 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 97.7% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood educational development in Russian Federation?
- School age population, early childhood educational development in Russian Federation was 2.57 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Russian Federation?
- The highest recorded value was 3.86 million in 2017.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Russian Federation?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.51 million in 2002.
- How does Russian Federation rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- Russian Federation ranks 11th out of 104 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in Russian Federation?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.5%. 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 School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release