School age population, tertiary education, female in Russian Federation
Russian Federation: School age population, tertiary education, female was 3.34 million number in 2018. ▼ Falling
School age population, tertiary education, female in Russian Federation, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Russian Federation recorded 3.34 million number for school age population, tertiary education, female in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 49 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.9% on the previous year and down 46.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, female in Russian Federation peaked at 6.28 million number in 1978 and was at its lowest, 3.34 million number, in 2018.
Russian Federation ranks 14th of 203 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 49 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, female in Russian Federation, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5.56 million number | — |
| 1971 | 5.67 million number | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 5.79 million number | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 5.92 million number | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 6.04 million number | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 6.15 million number | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 6.23 million number | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 6.28 million number | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 6.28 million number | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 6.25 million number | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 6.17 million number | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 6.05 million number | -2.0% |
| 1982 | 5.91 million number | -2.2% |
| 1983 | 5.74 million number | -3.0% |
| 1984 | 5.52 million number | -3.8% |
| 1985 | 5.25 million number | -4.8% |
| 1986 | 4.98 million number | -5.2% |
| 1987 | 4.75 million number | -4.6% |
| 1988 | 4.61 million number | -2.8% |
| 1989 | 4.57 million number | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 4.63 million number | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 4.75 million number | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 4.89 million number | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 5.00 million number | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 5.08 million number | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 5.14 million number | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 5.17 million number | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 5.25 million number | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 5.35 million number | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 5.46 million number | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 5.59 million number | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 5.74 million number | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 5.87 million number | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 5.98 million number | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 6.00 million number | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 6.10 million number | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 6.19 million number | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 6.22 million number | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 6.20 million number | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 6.09 million number | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 5.88 million number | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 5.57 million number | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 5.15 million number | -7.5% |
| 2013 | 4.73 million number | -8.2% |
| 2014 | 4.35 million number | -7.9% |
| 2015 | 4.02 million number | -7.6% |
| 2016 | 3.74 million number | -7.0% |
| 2017 | 3.51 million number | -6.2% |
| 2018 | 3.34 million number | -4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.02 million number | 5.56 million number | 6.28 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.35 million number | 4.57 million number | 6.17 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.07 million number | 4.63 million number | 5.46 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.00 million number | 5.59 million number | 6.22 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.48 million number | 3.34 million number | 5.88 million number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Russian Federation
More education data for Russian Federation
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 97.75 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 97.7% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, tertiary education, female in Russian Federation?
- School age population, tertiary education, female in Russian Federation was 3.34 million number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Russian Federation?
- The highest recorded value was 6.28 million number in 1978.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Russian Federation?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.34 million number in 2018.
- How does Russian Federation rank for school age population, tertiary education, female?
- Russian Federation ranks 14th out of 203 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, female rising or falling in Russian Federation?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.2%. 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, tertiary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.