School age population, upper secondary education, male in Russia
Russia: School age population, upper secondary education, male was 1.43 million number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
1.43 million number
Change on year
up 3.6%
World rank
22nd
of 205 countries
All-time high
2.68 million number
in 1974
All-time low
1.29 million number
in 2016
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, upper secondary education, male in Russia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Russia recorded 1.43 million number for school age population, upper secondary education, male in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% on the previous year and down 22.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, male in Russia peaked at 2.68 million number in 1974 and was at its lowest, 1.29 million number, in 2016.
That places Russia 22nd out of 205 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, upper secondary education, male in Russia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.53 million number | — |
| 1971 | 2.58 million number | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 2.64 million number | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 2.67 million number | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 2.68 million number | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 2.65 million number | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 2.59 million number | -2.2% |
| 1977 | 2.53 million number | -2.5% |
| 1978 | 2.47 million number | -2.4% |
| 1979 | 2.40 million number | -2.9% |
| 1980 | 2.30 million number | -4.0% |
| 1981 | 2.18 million number | -5.1% |
| 1982 | 2.07 million number | -5.0% |
| 1983 | 1.96 million number | -5.6% |
| 1984 | 1.86 million number | -5.0% |
| 1985 | 1.83 million number | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 1.86 million number | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 1.93 million number | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 1.99 million number | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 2.06 million number | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 2.10 million number | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 2.11 million number | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 2.12 million number | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 2.13 million number | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 2.15 million number | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 2.20 million number | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 2.25 million number | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 2.32 million number | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 2.38 million number | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 2.43 million number | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 2.48 million number | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 2.53 million number | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 2.56 million number | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 2.59 million number | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 2.59 million number | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 2.59 million number | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 2.50 million number | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 2.34 million number | -6.2% |
| 2008 | 2.17 million number | -7.5% |
| 2009 | 2.00 million number | -7.8% |
| 2010 | 1.84 million number | -7.8% |
| 2011 | 1.72 million number | -6.8% |
| 2012 | 1.60 million number | -6.6% |
| 2013 | 1.50 million number | -6.2% |
| 2014 | 1.40 million number | -6.8% |
| 2015 | 1.32 million number | -5.8% |
| 2016 | 1.29 million number | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 1.30 million number | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 1.34 million number | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 1.38 million number | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 1.43 million number | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.57 million number | 2.40 million number | 2.68 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.00 million number | 1.83 million number | 2.30 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.22 million number | 2.10 million number | 2.43 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.43 million number | 2.00 million number | 2.59 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.47 million number | 1.29 million number | 1.84 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.43 million number | 1.43 million number | 1.43 million number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Russia
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, upper secondary education, male in Russia?
- School age population, upper secondary education, male in Russia was 1.43 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.68 million number in 1974.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.29 million number in 2016.
- How does Russia rank for school age population, upper secondary education, male?
- Russia ranks 22nd out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, male rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.4%. 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, upper secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.