School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Russian Federation
Russian Federation: School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes was 7.63 million number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
7.63 million number
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
10th
of 206 countries
All-time high
9.48 million number
in 1992
All-time low
5.08 million number
in 2003
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Russian Federation, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Russian Federation recorded 7.63 million number for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in 2020.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 30.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Russian Federation peaked at 9.48 million number in 1992 and was at its lowest, 5.08 million number, in 2003.
Russian Federation ranks 10th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Russian Federation, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 8.76 million number | — |
| 1971 | 8.42 million number | -3.9% |
| 1972 | 8.01 million number | -4.8% |
| 1973 | 7.62 million number | -4.8% |
| 1974 | 7.32 million number | -4.0% |
| 1975 | 7.22 million number | -1.3% |
| 1976 | 7.21 million number | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 7.42 million number | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 7.77 million number | +4.7% |
| 1979 | 8.14 million number | +4.8% |
| 1980 | 8.27 million number | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 8.39 million number | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 8.46 million number | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 8.48 million number | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 8.49 million number | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 8.64 million number | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 8.80 million number | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 8.99 million number | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 9.19 million number | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 9.36 million number | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 9.44 million number | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 9.45 million number | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 9.48 million number | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 9.43 million number | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 9.28 million number | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 8.93 million number | -3.8% |
| 1996 | 8.50 million number | -4.8% |
| 1997 | 7.80 million number | -8.2% |
| 1998 | 6.96 million number | -10.8% |
| 1999 | 6.13 million number | -11.9% |
| 2000 | 5.66 million number | -7.7% |
| 2001 | 5.26 million number | -6.9% |
| 2002 | 5.10 million number | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 5.08 million number | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 5.15 million number | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 5.11 million number | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 5.13 million number | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 5.23 million number | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 5.41 million number | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 5.64 million number | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 5.84 million number | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 6.05 million number | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 6.24 million number | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 6.41 million number | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 6.57 million number | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 6.79 million number | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 7.00 million number | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 7.20 million number | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 7.40 million number | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 7.55 million number | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 7.63 million number | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.79 million number | 7.21 million number | 8.76 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.71 million number | 8.27 million number | 9.36 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.54 million number | 6.13 million number | 9.48 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.28 million number | 5.08 million number | 5.66 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.70 million number | 5.84 million number | 7.55 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.63 million number | 7.63 million number | 7.63 million number | 1 |
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More education data for Russian Federation
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 5.60 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.79 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.50 million (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.7 % change on previous year (2019)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 12.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 324,727 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2,375 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 12.52 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Russian Federation?
- School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Russian Federation was 7.63 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Russian Federation?
- The highest recorded value was 9.48 million number in 1992.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Russian Federation?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.08 million number in 2003.
- How does Russian Federation rank for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
- Russian Federation ranks 10th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Russian Federation?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.7%. 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, pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.