Share of children out of school — all countries

Share of children out of school — Russia

Share of children out of school in Russia in 2023 — 4.94%. Ranked 86 in the world out of 146. Since 1994, the indicator has risen by 0.37 pp.

2023 4.94% +2.3 pp vs 2022
World rank 86of 146
Period maximum 8.85%1995
Period minimum 0.08%2018

Trend over time

1994–2023 · % of primary school-age children

Share of children out of school — Russia, 1994–202302.557.510199419972000200320062009201220152018202120231994: 4.56%1995: 8.85%2006: 5.73%2007: 6.04%2008: 4.51%2009: 4.72%2011: 4.45%2012: 2.75%2013: 3.15%2014: 2.75%2015: 2.02%2016: 2.07%2017: 0.37%2018: 0.08%2019: 0.2%2020: 0.28%2021: 0.26%2022: 2.63%2023: 4.94%
Change over the period: +0.37 pp Annual average: 0.01 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Russia

Russia 4.94%
World computed 8.88%
Europe & Central Asia computed 2.72%
Eastern Europe computed 5.57%
High-income countries computed 1.99%
Share of children out of school — Russia, by year Russia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 4.94 +2.3 pp
2022 2.63 +2.37 pp
2021 0.26 −0.02 pp
2020 0.28 +0.08 pp
2019 0.2 +0.12 pp
2018 0.08 −0.29 pp
2017 0.37 −1.7 pp
2016 2.07 +0.04 pp
2015 2.02 −0.73 pp
2014 2.75 −0.4 pp
2013 3.15 +0.4 pp
2012 2.75 −1.7 pp
2011 4.45 —
2009 4.72 +0.21 pp
2008 4.51 −1.53 pp
2007 6.04 +0.31 pp
2006 5.73 —
1995 8.85 +4.28 pp
1994 4.56 —

About the indicator

The share of children of primary school age not attending school. Unlike the absolute count, the indicator speaks to the state of the education system in a country, and it shows that the task does not reduce to poverty: at comparable income the shares differ severalfold, and the highest values come from countries where schooling is obstructed by conflict or by a nomadic way of life.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by the number of children aged 0–14: total population is the wrong weight here — the share of children differs fourfold across countries.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.