What is the difference in population of compulsory school age, both sexes between Russian Federation and Türkiye?

1.29 million number, with Russian Federation ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Russian Federation and Türkiye?

22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Russian Federation vs Türkiye: Population of compulsory school age, both sexes

Russian Federation

17.55 million number

in 2020

Türkiye

16.26 million number

in 2019

Russian Federation rank

12th

Türkiye rank

13th

Population of compulsory school age, both sexes over time

Russian Federation
Türkiye

How they compare

Russian Federation currently reports 17.55 million number against 16.26 million number in Türkiye, a difference of 1.29 million number.

That makes Russian Federation's figure about 1.1 times Türkiye's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Russian Federation ahead.

Russian Federation ranks 12th and Türkiye ranks 13th of 186 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Russian Federation averaged higher in 2 and Türkiye in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Russian Federation	Türkiye	Difference	Ahead
1990s	19.10 million number	10.24 million number	8.87 million number	Russian Federation
2000s	15.33 million number	10.26 million number	5.07 million number	Russian Federation
2010s	14.63 million number	14.86 million number	234,350 number	Türkiye

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of compulsory school age, both sexes, Russian Federation or Türkiye?: Russian Federation, at 17.55 million number against 16.26 million number in Türkiye as of 2020.
What is the difference in population of compulsory school age, both sexes between Russian Federation and Türkiye?: 1.29 million number, with Russian Federation ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Russian Federation and Türkiye?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do Russian Federation and Türkiye rank globally for population of compulsory school age, both sexes?: Russian Federation ranks 12th and Türkiye ranks 13th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 231 places, 4,849 data points, 1975–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Population of children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.