Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Russia
Russia: Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school was 82.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Russia, 2004–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Russia is 82.5%, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Russia peaked at 83.4% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 67.6%, in 2004.
Russia ranks 54th of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 69.7% | 67.6% | 71.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 79.7% | 73.2% | 83.4% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Russia
- 51 New Zealand 83.8% compare
- 52 Hungary 83.3% compare
- 55 Uruguay 82.5% compare
- 56 Brazil 82.4% compare
- 57 United Arab Emirates 82.2% 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 enrolled in pre-primary school in Russia?
- Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Russia was 82.5% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 83.4% in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.6% in 2004.
- How does Russia rank for share of children enrolled in pre-primary school?
- Russia ranks 54th out of 178 countries with data for 2019.
- Is share of children enrolled in pre-primary school rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 enrolled in pre-primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of children of pre-primary school age (typically 3–5 years old) who are enrolled in pre-primary education.