Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Russian Federation

Russian Federation: Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry was 173,778 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
173,778 number
Change on year
up 40.8%
World rank
25th
of 133 countries
All-time high
258,197 number
in 2012
All-time low
99,350 number
in 2016
Years of data
10
2008–2018

Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Russian Federation, 2008–2018

0100.0k200.0k300.0k2008201320182008: 157.3k number2009: 124.7k number2011: 161.1k number2012: 258.2k number2013: 249.4k number2014: 191.0k number2015: 110.6k number2016: 99.3k number2017: 123.5k number2018: 173.8k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Russian Federation is 173,778 number, measured in 2018.

That represents a change of up 40.8% on the previous year and up 10.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Russian Federation peaked at 258,197 number in 2012 and was at its lowest, 99,350 number, in 2016.

Russian Federation ranks 25th of 133 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.

Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Russian Federation, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, both sexes (number) in Russian Federation, 2008 to 2018.
Year number Change
2008 157,296 number
2009 124,708 number -20.7%
2011 161,147 number +29.2%
2012 258,197 number +60.2%
2013 249,411 number -3.4%
2014 191,000 number -23.4%
2015 110,559 number -42.1%
2016 99,350 number -10.1%
2017 123,464 number +24.3%
2018 173,778 number +40.8%

Russian Federation compared with similar countries

  • Russian Federation's 173,778 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 1,470 number, 118.3× the median. (62 countries reporting)
  • Russian Federation's 173,778 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2,257 number, 77.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 141,002 number 124,708 number 157,296 number 2
2010s 170,863 number 99,350 number 258,197 number 8

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  5. 27 Sierra Leone 124,555 number compare
  6. 28 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 81,064 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Russian Federation?
Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Russian Federation was 173,778 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry recorded in Russian Federation?
The highest recorded value was 258,197 number in 2012.
What is the lowest out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry recorded in Russian Federation?
The lowest recorded value was 99,350 number in 2016.
How does Russian Federation rank for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry?
Russian Federation ranks 25th out of 133 countries with data for 2018.
Is out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry rising or falling in Russian Federation?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Russian Federation data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
175 places, 2,401 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Number of children one year before primary entry age who are not enrolled or attending pre-primary education during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/