School age population, primary education, male in Russian Federation
Russian Federation: School age population, primary education, male was 3.85 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
3.85 million
Change on year
down 2.8%
World rank
20th
of 222 countries
All-time high
3.98 million
in 2023
All-time low
2.19 million
in 2003
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, primary education, male in Russian Federation, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Russian Federation recorded 3.85 million for school age population, primary education, male in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and up 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, male in Russian Federation peaked at 3.98 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.19 million, in 2003.
Russian Federation ranks 20th of 222 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
School age population, primary education, male in Russian Federation, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.89 million | — |
| 1971 | 3.65 million | -6.0% |
| 1972 | 3.41 million | -6.7% |
| 1973 | 3.18 million | -6.8% |
| 1974 | 3.00 million | -5.4% |
| 1975 | 2.88 million | -4.3% |
| 1976 | 2.81 million | -2.3% |
| 1977 | 2.77 million | -1.5% |
| 1978 | 2.81 million | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 2.89 million | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 2.99 million | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 3.04 million | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 3.13 million | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 3.16 million | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 3.22 million | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 3.25 million | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 3.29 million | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 3.31 million | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 3.37 million | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 3.27 million | -2.9% |
| 1990 | 3.32 million | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 3.45 million | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 3.68 million | +6.8% |
| 1993 | 3.70 million | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 3.73 million | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 3.79 million | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 3.78 million | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 3.60 million | -4.6% |
| 1998 | 3.37 million | -6.6% |
| 1999 | 3.10 million | -8.0% |
| 2000 | 2.83 million | -8.4% |
| 2001 | 2.52 million | -11.0% |
| 2002 | 2.33 million | -7.7% |
| 2003 | 2.19 million | -6.0% |
| 2004 | 2.88 million | +31.8% |
| 2005 | 2.80 million | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 2.74 million | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 2.67 million | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 2.67 million | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 2.69 million | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 2.74 million | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 2.84 million | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 2.91 million | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 2.99 million | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 3.01 million | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 3.12 million | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 3.23 million | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 3.35 million | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 3.48 million | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 3.59 million | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 3.71 million | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 3.81 million | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 3.91 million | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 3.98 million | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 3.96 million | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 3.85 million | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.13 million | 2.77 million | 3.89 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.20 million | 2.99 million | 3.37 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.55 million | 3.10 million | 3.79 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.63 million | 2.19 million | 2.88 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.12 million | 2.74 million | 3.59 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.87 million | 3.71 million | 3.98 million | 6 |
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More education data for Russian Federation
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, male in Russian Federation?
- School age population, primary education, male in Russian Federation was 3.85 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Russian Federation?
- The highest recorded value was 3.98 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Russian Federation?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.19 million in 2003.
- How does Russian Federation rank for school age population, primary education, male?
- Russian Federation ranks 20th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, primary education, male rising or falling in Russian Federation?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.5%. 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, primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release