Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Russia

Russia: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 50.7% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
50.7%
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
26th
of 158 countries
All-time high
54.4%
in 2016
All-time low
38.7%
in 1999
Years of data
17
1998–2018

Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Russia, 1998–2018

02040601998200820181998: 40.6 %1999: 38.7 %2003: 40.5 %2004: 41.5 %2005: 43 %2006: 44.3 %2007: 45.8 %2008: 47 %2009: 48.5 %2011: 51.8 %2012: 51.3 %2013: 52.1 %2014: 52.5 %2015: 53.5 %2016: 54.4 %2017: 50.8 %2018: 50.7 %

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 50.7%, measured in 2018.

The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 7.9% 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, 38.7%, in 1999.

That places Russia 26th out of 158 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Russia, year by year

Annual values for Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%) in Russia, 1998 to 2018.
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%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 39.7% 38.7% 40.6% 2
2000s 44.4% 40.5% 48.5% 7
2010s 52.2% 50.7% 54.4% 8

Countries ranked near Russia

  1. 23 Angola 53.2% compare
  2. 24 Bulgaria 52.9% compare
  3. 25 Poland 52.1% compare
  4. 27 Norway 49.4% compare
  5. 28 Egypt 47.3% compare
  6. 29 Cuba 47.2% compare

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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 50.7% in 2018, 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 38.7% in 1999.
How does Russia rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
Russia ranks 26th out of 158 countries with data for 2018.
Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Russia?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. 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 vocational programmes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
203 places, 3,533 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of students enrolled in vocational programmes at the upper secondary education level, expressed as a percentage of the total number of students enrolled in all programmes (vocational and general) at the upper secondary level. Vocational education is designed for learners to acquire the knowledge, skills and competencies specific to a particular occupation or trade or class of occupations or trades. Vocational education may have work-based components (e.g. apprenticeships). Successful completion of such programmes leads to labour-market relevant vocational qualifications acknowledged as occupationally-oriented by the relevant national authorities and/or the labour market.