Number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education in Russian Federation

Russian Federation: Number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education was 11 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
11
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
42nd
of 205 countries
All-time high
11
in 2013
All-time low
8
in 1998
Years of data
23
1998–2020

Number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education in Russian Federation, 1998–2020

02.557.5101998200920201998: 81999: 82000: 82001: 82002: 82003: 82004: 92005: 92006: 92007: 92008: 92009: 92010: 92011: 92012: 92013: 112014: 112015: 112016: 112017: 112018: 112019: 112020: 11

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

The most recent figure for number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education in Russian Federation is 11, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

That represents a change of up 22.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education in Russian Federation peaked at 11 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 8, in 1998.

Russian Federation ranks 42nd of 205 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education in Russian Federation, year by year

Annual values for Number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education guaranteed in legal frameworks in Russian Federation, 1998 to 2020.
Year Value Change
1998 8
1999 8 +0.0%
2000 8 +0.0%
2001 8 +0.0%
2002 8 +0.0%
2003 8 +0.0%
2004 9 +12.5%
2005 9 +0.0%
2006 9 +0.0%
2007 9 +0.0%
2008 9 +0.0%
2009 9 +0.0%
2010 9 +0.0%
2011 9 +0.0%
2012 9 +0.0%
2013 11 +22.2%
2014 11 +0.0%
2015 11 +0.0%
2016 11 +0.0%
2017 11 +0.0%
2018 11 +0.0%
2019 11 +0.0%
2020 11 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 8 8 8 2
2000s 8.6 8 9 10
2010s 10.4 9 11 10
2020s 11 11 11 1

Countries ranked near Russian Federation

  1. 42 Albania 11 compare
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  3. 42 Antigua and Barbuda 11 compare
  4. 42 Aruba 11 compare
  5. 42 Barbados 11 compare
  6. 42 Burkina Faso 11 compare
  7. 42 Cayman Islands 11 compare
  8. 42 Colombia 11 compare
  9. 42 Costa Rica 11 compare
  10. 42 Honduras 11 compare
  11. 42 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 11 compare
  12. 42 Malta 11 compare
  13. 42 Mauritius 11 compare
  14. 42 Republic of Moldova 11 compare
  15. 42 Monaco 11 compare
  16. 42 Peru 11 compare
  17. 42 Senegal 11 compare
  18. 42 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 11 compare
  19. 42 Sri Lanka 11 compare
  20. 42 Turks and Caicos Islands 11 compare
  21. 42 Ukraine 11 compare
  22. 42 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 11 compare
  23. 42 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 11 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education in Russian Federation?
Number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education in Russian Federation was 11 in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education recorded in Russian Federation?
The highest recorded value was 11 in 2013.
What is the lowest number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education recorded in Russian Federation?
The lowest recorded value was 8 in 1998.
How does Russian Federation rank for number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education?
Russian Federation ranks 42nd out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
Is number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education rising or falling in Russian Federation?
Over the last ten years it is up 22.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Russian Federation data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education guaranteed in legal frameworks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education guaranteed in legal frameworks
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
205 places, 4,529 data points, 1975–2020
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Number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education. Most countries have legislation specifying the ages and the level of education (typically pre-primary or primary education) at which children should start school. Such legislation usually also specifies either the number of years of education that are guaranteed or the age at which young people may leave education or, in some cases, both. The number of years of primary and secondary education to which children are legally entitled should ideally be the number of grades of primary and secondary education which young people are expected to have completed before being legally eligible to leave school. Years of pre-primary education covered by the legal entitlement should be excluded from this indicator. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/