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.
Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Russia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 67.6% | — |
| 2008 | 70.2% | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 71.4% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 73.2% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 74.6% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 76.8% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 79.7% | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 81.5% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 83.4% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 83.1% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 82.7% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 82.5% | -0.2% |
Russia compared with similar countries
- Russia's 82.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 87.1%, 95% of the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Russia's 82.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 87.9%, 94% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
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
More education data for Russia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.34 million (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 21,277 (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 3.36 million (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.14 million (2019)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 10.80 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 7.55 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.6461 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0525 units per person (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
Share of children of pre-primary school age (typically 3–5 years old) who are enrolled in pre-primary education.