Years of schooling in Russia
Russia: Years of schooling was 12.41 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
12.41
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
34th
of 192 countries
All-time high
12.41
in 2021
All-time low
9.65
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Years of schooling in Russia, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for years of schooling in Russia is 12.41, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, years of schooling in Russia peaked at 12.41 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 9.65, in 1990.
Russia ranks 34th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.61 | 9.65 | 11.77 | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.22 | 12.06 | 12.32 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.37 | 12.34 | 12.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.41 | 12.4 | 12.41 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Russia
More education data for Russia
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.0% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 97.7% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 327,102 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.46 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 98.0% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is years of schooling in Russia?
- Years of schooling in Russia was 12.41 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest years of schooling recorded in Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 12.41 in 2021.
- What is the lowest years of schooling recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.65 in 1990.
- How does Russia rank for years of schooling?
- Russia ranks 34th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is years of schooling rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Russia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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