Teachers in primary education, female in Russian Federation
Russian Federation: Teachers in primary education, female was 324,727 in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
324,727
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
9th
of 212 countries
All-time high
387,000
in 1994
All-time low
210,000
in 1981
Years of data
29
1981–2023
Teachers in primary education, female in Russian Federation, 1981–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Russian Federation recorded 324,727 for teachers in primary education, female in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in Russian Federation peaked at 387,000 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 210,000, in 1981.
That places Russian Federation 9th out of 212 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
Teachers in primary education, female in Russian Federation, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 210,000 | — |
| 1986 | 244,000 | +16.2% |
| 1989 | 299,000 | +22.5% |
| 1990 | 316,000 | +5.7% |
| 1991 | 336,000 | +6.3% |
| 1992 | 358,000 | +6.5% |
| 1993 | 377,000 | +5.3% |
| 1994 | 387,000 | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 359,900 | -7.0% |
| 2000 | 343,117 | -4.7% |
| 2001 | 330,146 | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 322,336 | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 320,494 | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 312,348 | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 296,589 | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 288,738 | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 280,417 | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 273,349 | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 278,588 | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 281,844 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 285,604 | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 293,559 | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 297,269 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 295,737 | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 319,126 | +7.9% |
| 2020 | 323,319 | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 324,957 | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 326,229 | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 324,727 | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 251,000 | 210,000 | 299,000 | 3 |
| 1990s | 355,650 | 316,000 | 387,000 | 6 |
| 2000s | 307,504 | 273,349 | 343,117 | 9 |
| 2010s | 293,104 | 278,588 | 319,126 | 7 |
| 2020s | 324,808 | 323,319 | 326,229 | 4 |
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More education data for Russian Federation
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 327,102 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female in Russian Federation?
- Teachers in primary education, female in Russian Federation was 324,727 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Russian Federation?
- The highest recorded value was 387,000 in 1994.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Russian Federation?
- The lowest recorded value was 210,000 in 1981.
- How does Russian Federation rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- Russian Federation ranks 9th out of 212 countries with data for 2023.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Russian Federation?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Russian Federation data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release