Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Russia
Russia: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 1.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Russia, 2003–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Russia stood at 1.7%.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and down 96.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Russia peaked at 46.1% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 2020.
Russia ranks 140th of 168 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Russia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 30.9% | — |
| 2004 | 31.9% | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 33.4% | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 34.6% | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 36.0% | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 37.1% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 38.7% | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 42.2% | +9.1% |
| 2012 | 41.9% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 43.4% | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 43.8% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 45.0% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 46.1% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 44.3% | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 44.1% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 44.8% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 1.6% | -96.3% |
| 2021 | 1.7% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 1.7% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.7% | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.6% | 30.9% | 38.7% | 7 |
| 2010s | 43.9% | 41.9% | 46.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 1.6% | 1.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Russia
More education data for Russia
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.55 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.6461 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0525 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.68 million (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 1.7% 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 46.1% in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 2020.
- How does Russia rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Russia ranks 140th out of 168 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 down 96.1%. 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 Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release