Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Russian Federation
Russian Federation: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 2.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Russian Federation, 2003–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Russian Federation stood at 2.7%.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 95.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Russian Federation peaked at 61.6% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 2021.
Russian Federation ranks 148th 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 Russian Federation, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 49.5% | — |
| 2004 | 50.4% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 51.9% | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 53.2% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 54.5% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 55.6% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 57.0% | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 60.2% | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 59.6% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 59.8% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 60.1% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 60.9% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 61.6% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 56.5% | -8.2% |
| 2018 | 56.5% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 56.8% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 2.5% | -95.7% |
| 2021 | 2.4% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 2.7% | +8.8% |
| 2023 | 2.7% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.2% | 49.5% | 57.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 59.1% | 56.5% | 61.6% | 9 |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 2.4% | 2.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Russian Federation
- 145 Lao People's Democratic Republic 2.9% compare
- 146 Equatorial Guinea 2.8%
- 147 Saudi Arabia 2.7% compare
- 149 Comoros 2.5% compare
- 150 Hong Kong, China 2.5% compare
- 151 Algeria 2.4% compare
More education data for Russian Federation
- 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 Russian Federation?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Russian Federation was 2.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Russian Federation?
- The highest recorded value was 61.6% in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Russian Federation?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 2021.
- How does Russian Federation rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Russian Federation 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 Russian Federation?
- Over the last ten years it is down 95.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Russian Federation 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release