School age population, early … age female educational development in Russia
Russia: School age population, early … age female educational development was 1.25 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1.25 million
Change on year
down 4.6%
World rank
12th
of 104 countries
All-time high
1.87 million
in 2017
All-time low
1.22 million
in 2002
Years of data
28
1998–2025
School age population, early childhood educational development in Russia, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, early childhood educational development in Russia stood at 1.25 million.
That represents a change of 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 Russia peaked at 1.87 million in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.22 million, in 2002.
Russia ranks 12th of 104 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
School age population, early … age female educational development in Russia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.30 million | — |
| 1999 | 1.25 million | -4.1% |
| 2000 | 1.24 million | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 1.22 million | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 1.22 million | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 1.24 million | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 1.30 million | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 1.38 million | +6.4% |
| 2006 | 1.43 million | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 1.43 million | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 1.42 million | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 1.48 million | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 1.59 million | +7.4% |
| 2011 | 1.63 million | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 1.63 million | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 1.68 million | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 1.77 million | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 1.85 million | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 1.85 million | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.87 million | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 1.85 million | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 1.73 million | -6.9% |
| 2020 | 1.59 million | -8.1% |
| 2021 | 1.49 million | -6.3% |
| 2022 | 1.41 million | -5.5% |
| 2023 | 1.37 million | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 1.31 million | -4.2% |
| 2025 | 1.25 million | -4.6% |
Russia compared with similar countries
- Russia's 1.25 million is above the median for high income countries, which is 69,393, 18.0× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Russia's 1.25 million is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 79,795, 15.6× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.27 million | 1.25 million | 1.30 million | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.34 million | 1.22 million | 1.48 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.75 million | 1.59 million | 1.87 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.40 million | 1.25 million | 1.59 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Russia
More education data for Russia
- 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 school age population, early childhood educational development in Russia?
- School age population, early childhood educational development in Russia was 1.25 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.87 million in 2017.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.22 million in 2002.
- How does Russia rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- Russia ranks 12th out of 104 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Russia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release