Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Russian Federation

Russian Federation: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower was 0.2% in 2018. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2018)
0.2%
Change on year
up 28.7%
World rank
144th
of 149 countries
All-time high
2.2%
in 2014
All-time low
0.1%
in 2017
Years of data
6
2013–2018

Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Russian Federation, 2013–2018

00.511.522013201520182013: 1.7 %2014: 2.2 %2015: 0.89 %2016: 0.618 %2017: 0.149 %2018: 0.191 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Russian Federation recorded 0.2% for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in 2018.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 28.7% on the previous year and down 88.9% over ten years.

Russian Federation ranks 144th of 149 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Russian Federation, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (%) in Russian Federation, 2013 to 2018.
Year % Change
2013 1.7%
2014 2.2% +28.1%
2015 0.9% -59.6%
2016 0.6% -30.5%
2017 0.1% -76.0%
2018 0.2% +28.7%

Russian Federation compared with similar countries

  • Russian Federation's 0.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.3%, 15% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
  • Russian Federation's 0.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.2%, 16% of the median. (46 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Russian Federation

  1. 141 Argentina 0.3% compare
  2. 142 Uruguay 0.3% compare
  3. 143 Israel 0.2% compare
  4. 145 Austria 0.2% compare
  5. 146 Lithuania 0.2% compare
  6. 147 Norway 0.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Russian Federation?
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Russian Federation was 0.2% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Russian Federation?
The highest recorded value was 2.2% in 2014.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Russian Federation?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2017.
How does Russian Federation rank for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
Russian Federation ranks 144th out of 149 countries with data for 2018.
Is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower rising or falling in Russian Federation?
Over the last ten years it is down 88.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Russian Federation data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
192 places, 4,615 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Proportion of children and adolescents in the official age range for primary and lower secondary education who are not enrolled in primary or lower secondary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for primary and lower secondary education enrolled in primary or lower secondary education is subtracted from the total population of primary and lower secondary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for primary and lower secondary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/