Share of all students in upper secondary … upper both sexes general in Russia
Russia: Share of all students in upper secondary … upper both sexes general was 97.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Russia, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Russia is 97.8%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 104.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Russia peaked at 98.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 45.6%, in 2016.
That places Russia 48th out of 190 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary … upper both sexes general in Russia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 59.4% | — |
| 1999 | 61.3% | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 59.5% | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 58.5% | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 57.0% | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 55.7% | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 54.2% | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 53.0% | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 51.5% | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 48.2% | -6.4% |
| 2012 | 48.7% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 47.9% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 47.5% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 46.5% | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 45.6% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 49.2% | +7.9% |
| 2018 | 49.3% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 48.9% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 98.0% | +100.5% |
| 2021 | 98.0% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 97.9% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 97.8% | -0.0% |
Russia compared with similar countries
- Russia's 97.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 71.3%, 1.4× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Russia's 97.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 59.9%, 1.6× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of all students in upper secondary … upper both sexes general in Russia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +100.5% | 48.9% | 98.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 60.3% | 59.4% | 61.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 55.6% | 51.5% | 59.5% | 7 |
| 2010s | 48.0% | 45.6% | 49.3% | 9 |
| 2020s | 97.9% | 97.8% | 98.0% | 4 |
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 all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Russia?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Russia was 97.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 98.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.6% in 2016.
- How does Russia rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Russia ranks 48th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 104.1%. 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, published as part of Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release