Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Russia
Russia: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 2.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
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 2.2%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and down 95.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Russia peaked at 54.4% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2020.
That places Russia 148th out of 168 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Russia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 40.6% | — |
| 1999 | 38.7% | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 40.5% | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 41.5% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 43.0% | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 44.3% | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 45.8% | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 47.0% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 48.5% | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 51.8% | +6.8% |
| 2012 | 51.3% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 52.1% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 52.5% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 53.5% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 54.4% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 50.8% | -6.6% |
| 2018 | 50.7% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 51.1% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 2.0% | -96.0% |
| 2021 | 2.0% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 2.1% | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 2.2% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39.7% | 38.7% | 40.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 44.4% | 40.5% | 48.5% | 7 |
| 2010s | 52.0% | 50.7% | 54.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2.2% | 4 |
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More education data for Russia
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.68 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.5942 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0256 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 3.88 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.6956 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0269 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10.80 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.75 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 327,102 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.4522 % change on previous year (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 2.2% 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 54.4% in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2020.
- How does Russia rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Russia ranks 148th 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 95.8%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release