Share of children who have completed primary school in Russia
Russia: Share of children who have completed primary school was 99.7% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Share of children who have completed primary school in Russia, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of children who have completed primary school in Russia stood at 99.7%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who have completed primary school in Russia peaked at 99.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 99.6%, in 1981.
That places Russia 27th out of 165 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 99.6% | 99.6% | 99.7% | 9 |
| 1990s | 99.7% | 99.7% | 99.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 99.7% | 99.6% | 99.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.6% | 99.6% | 99.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.7% | 99.7% | 99.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Russia
- 25 Croatia 99.8% compare
- 25 Switzerland 99.8% compare
- 28 Mongolia 99.7% compare
- 29 Kazakhstan 99.7% compare
- 30 Finland 99.7% compare
More education data for Russia
- Duration of pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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)
- School enrollment, primary 97.7% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 327,102 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.46 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 98.0% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who have completed primary school in Russia?
- Share of children who have completed primary school in Russia was 99.7% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who have completed primary school recorded in Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of children who have completed primary school recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.6% in 1981.
- How does Russia rank for share of children who have completed primary school?
- Russia ranks 27th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of children who have completed primary school rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Russia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children who have completed primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of children who are three to five years older than the official age for the last grade of primary education who have successfully completed it. This broader age band is used to include children who started school late or had to resit particular years.