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

Russian Federation: School age population, last grade of primary education, male was 862,824 number in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
862,824 number
Change on year
up 3.5%
World rank
14th
of 204 countries
All-time high
1.31 million number
in 1970
All-time low
633,355 number
in 2010
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, last grade of primary education, male 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, male in Russian Federation stood at 862,824 number.

The figure is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 36.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, male in Russian Federation peaked at 1.31 million number in 1970 and was at its lowest, 633,355 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, male in Russian Federation, year by year

Annual values for School age population, last grade of primary education, male (number) in Russian Federation, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 1.31 million number
1971 1.27 million number -3.3%
1972 1.23 million number -3.2%
1973 1.18 million number -3.8%
1974 1.13 million number -4.6%
1975 1.07 million number -5.4%
1976 1.01 million number -5.4%
1977 955,634 number -5.2%
1978 914,570 number -4.3%
1979 903,419 number -1.2%
1980 927,129 number +2.6%
1981 960,989 number +3.7%
1982 991,622 number +3.2%
1983 1.02 million number +3.1%
1984 1.04 million number +1.9%
1985 1.05 million number +0.5%
1986 1.05 million number +0.3%
1987 1.06 million number +1.0%
1988 1.07 million number +1.1%
1989 1.09 million number +1.8%
1990 1.12 million number +2.5%
1991 1.15 million number +2.4%
1992 1.17 million number +2.2%
1993 1.19 million number +2.0%
1994 1.22 million number +1.9%
1995 1.24 million number +1.6%
1996 1.25 million number +0.9%
1997 1.26 million number +0.8%
1998 1.25 million number -0.6%
1999 1.20 million number -3.8%
2000 1.11 million number -7.6%
2001 1.01 million number -9.4%
2002 914,304 number -9.2%
2003 827,300 number -9.5%
2004 827,216 number -0.0%
2005 768,347 number -7.1%
2006 741,072 number -3.5%
2007 709,791 number -4.2%
2008 673,733 number -5.1%
2009 643,941 number -4.4%
2010 633,355 number -1.6%
2011 644,965 number +1.8%
2012 664,674 number +3.1%
2013 688,761 number +3.6%
2014 716,140 number +4.0%
2015 740,321 number +3.4%
2016 759,488 number +2.6%
2017 782,394 number +3.0%
2018 807,357 number +3.2%
2019 833,625 number +3.3%
2020 862,824 number +3.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1.10 million number 903,419 number 1.31 million number 10
1980s 1.03 million number 927,129 number 1.09 million number 10
1990s 1.20 million number 1.12 million number 1.26 million number 10
2000s 822,313 number 643,941 number 1.11 million number 10
2010s 727,108 number 633,355 number 833,625 number 10
2020s 862,824 number 862,824 number 862,824 number 1

Countries ranked near Russian Federation

  1. 11 Mexico 1.14 million number compare
  2. 12 Philippines 1.11 million number compare
  3. 13 Egypt 978,158 number compare
  4. 15 Viet Nam 765,456 number compare
  5. 16 Tanzania, United Republic of 753,045 number compare
  6. 17 Türkiye 695,195 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, last grade of primary education, male in Russian Federation?
School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Russian Federation was 862,824 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, male recorded in Russian Federation?
The highest recorded value was 1.31 million number in 1970.
What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, male recorded in Russian Federation?
The lowest recorded value was 633,355 number in 2010.
How does Russian Federation rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, male?
Russian Federation ranks 14th out of 204 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, last grade of primary education, male rising or falling in Russian Federation?
Over the last ten years it is up 36.2%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, last grade of primary education, male (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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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.