School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Russian Federation

Russian Federation: School age population, last grade of primary education, female was 821,563 number in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
821,563 number
Change on year
up 3.4%
World rank
14th
of 204 countries
All-time high
1.26 million number
in 1970
All-time low
603,568 number
in 2010
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Russian Federation, 1970–2020

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2020, school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Russian Federation stood at 821,563 number.

That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and up 36.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Russian Federation peaked at 1.26 million number in 1970 and was at its lowest, 603,568 number, in 2010.

That places Russian Federation 14th out of 204 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.

School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Russian Federation, year by year

Annual values for School age population, last grade of primary education, female (number) in Russian Federation, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 1.26 million number
1971 1.22 million number -2.9%
1972 1.19 million number -2.9%
1973 1.15 million number -3.5%
1974 1.10 million number -4.3%
1975 1.04 million number -5.2%
1976 985,345 number -5.3%
1977 936,973 number -4.9%
1978 897,609 number -4.2%
1979 885,430 number -1.4%
1980 905,756 number +2.3%
1981 935,639 number +3.3%
1982 961,277 number +2.7%
1983 988,044 number +2.8%
1984 1.01 million number +1.8%
1985 1.01 million number +0.5%
1986 1.02 million number +0.4%
1987 1.03 million number +1.2%
1988 1.04 million number +1.3%
1989 1.06 million number +1.8%
1990 1.09 million number +2.5%
1991 1.11 million number +2.4%
1992 1.13 million number +1.9%
1993 1.15 million number +1.8%
1994 1.17 million number +1.7%
1995 1.19 million number +1.4%
1996 1.20 million number +0.7%
1997 1.20 million number +0.5%
1998 1.19 million number -0.8%
1999 1.15 million number -3.9%
2000 1.06 million number -7.7%
2001 960,640 number -9.4%
2002 871,631 number -9.3%
2003 787,355 number -9.7%
2004 786,770 number -0.1%
2005 729,576 number -7.3%
2006 703,303 number -3.6%
2007 674,040 number -4.2%
2008 640,526 number -5.0%
2009 613,169 number -4.3%
2010 603,568 number -1.6%
2011 614,355 number +1.8%
2012 633,310 number +3.1%
2013 656,563 number +3.7%
2014 682,879 number +4.0%
2015 706,053 number +3.4%
2016 724,308 number +2.6%
2017 746,391 number +3.0%
2018 770,159 number +3.2%
2019 794,781 number +3.2%
2020 821,563 number +3.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1.07 million number 885,430 number 1.26 million number 10
1980s 995,135 number 905,756 number 1.06 million number 10
1990s 1.16 million number 1.09 million number 1.20 million number 10
2000s 782,679 number 613,169 number 1.06 million number 10
2010s 693,237 number 603,568 number 794,781 number 10
2020s 821,563 number 821,563 number 821,563 number 1

Countries ranked near Russian Federation

  1. 11 Mexico 1.09 million number compare
  2. 12 Philippines 1.07 million number compare
  3. 13 Egypt 921,976 number compare
  4. 15 Tanzania, United Republic of 737,151 number compare
  5. 16 Viet Nam 686,121 number compare
  6. 17 Kenya 679,701 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Russian Federation?
School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Russian Federation was 821,563 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in Russian Federation?
The highest recorded value was 1.26 million number in 1970.
What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in Russian Federation?
The lowest recorded value was 603,568 number in 2010.
How does Russian Federation rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, female?
Russian Federation ranks 14th out of 204 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, last grade of primary education, female rising or falling in Russian Federation?
Over the last ten years it is up 36.1%. 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 School age population, last grade of primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, last grade of primary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
249 places, 12,245 data points, 1970–2020
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.