School age population, secondary education, female in Russia
Russia: School age population, secondary education, female was 5.12 million number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
5.12 million number
Change on year
up 3.1%
World rank
15th
of 205 countries
All-time high
8.86 million number
in 1971
All-time low
4.48 million number
in 2014
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, secondary education, female in Russia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Russia recorded 5.12 million number for school age population, secondary education, female in 2020.
That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, female in Russia peaked at 8.86 million number in 1971 and was at its lowest, 4.48 million number, in 2014.
That places Russia 15th out of 205 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, secondary education, female in Russia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 8.82 million number | — |
| 1971 | 8.86 million number | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 8.85 million number | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 8.76 million number | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 8.61 million number | -1.8% |
| 1975 | 8.39 million number | -2.5% |
| 1976 | 8.13 million number | -3.1% |
| 1977 | 7.85 million number | -3.4% |
| 1978 | 7.56 million number | -3.7% |
| 1979 | 7.26 million number | -4.0% |
| 1980 | 6.96 million number | -4.1% |
| 1981 | 6.71 million number | -3.5% |
| 1982 | 6.57 million number | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 6.50 million number | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 6.50 million number | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 6.58 million number | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 6.71 million number | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 6.85 million number | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 6.98 million number | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 7.09 million number | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 7.19 million number | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 7.28 million number | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 7.39 million number | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 7.52 million number | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 7.67 million number | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 7.83 million number | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 7.99 million number | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 8.18 million number | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 8.32 million number | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 8.42 million number | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 8.45 million number | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 8.35 million number | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 8.11 million number | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 7.76 million number | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 7.78 million number | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 7.34 million number | -5.7% |
| 2006 | 6.82 million number | -7.0% |
| 2007 | 6.36 million number | -6.8% |
| 2008 | 5.92 million number | -6.9% |
| 2009 | 5.53 million number | -6.6% |
| 2010 | 5.18 million number | -6.4% |
| 2011 | 4.88 million number | -5.7% |
| 2012 | 4.67 million number | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 4.54 million number | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 4.48 million number | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 4.48 million number | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 4.56 million number | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 4.68 million number | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 4.82 million number | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 4.97 million number | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 5.12 million number | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.31 million number | 7.26 million number | 8.86 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.75 million number | 6.50 million number | 7.09 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.78 million number | 7.19 million number | 8.42 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.24 million number | 5.53 million number | 8.45 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.73 million number | 4.48 million number | 5.18 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.12 million number | 5.12 million number | 5.12 million number | 1 |
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More education data for Russia
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, female in Russia?
- School age population, secondary education, female in Russia was 5.12 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.86 million number in 1971.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.48 million number in 2014.
- How does Russia rank for school age population, secondary education, female?
- Russia ranks 15th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, female rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Russia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.