School age population, early childhood education, female in Russian Federation

Russian Federation: School age population, early childhood education, female was 4.63 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
4.63 million number
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
8th
of 199 countries
All-time high
4.63 million number
in 2020
All-time low
3.12 million number
in 2002
Years of data
23
1998–2020

School age population, early childhood education, female in Russian Federation, 1998–2020

01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M5.0M1998200920201998: 4.0M number1999: 3.6M number2000: 3.4M number2001: 3.2M number2002: 3.1M number2003: 3.1M number2004: 3.1M number2005: 3.1M number2006: 3.2M number2007: 3.3M number2008: 3.4M number2009: 3.5M number2010: 3.6M number2011: 3.7M number2012: 3.8M number2013: 3.9M number2014: 4.1M number2015: 4.2M number2016: 4.3M number2017: 4.4M number2018: 4.5M number2019: 4.6M number2020: 4.6M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2020, school age population, early childhood education, female in Russian Federation stood at 4.63 million number. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 28.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, female in Russian Federation peaked at 4.63 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.12 million number, in 2002.

Russian Federation ranks 8th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

School age population, early childhood education, female in Russian Federation, year by year

Annual values for School age population, early childhood education, female (number) in Russian Federation, 1998 to 2020.
Year number Change
1998 3.96 million number
1999 3.64 million number -8.2%
2000 3.37 million number -7.2%
2001 3.16 million number -6.2%
2002 3.12 million number -1.5%
2003 3.15 million number +1.1%
2004 3.13 million number -0.6%
2005 3.13 million number +0.1%
2006 3.17 million number +1.1%
2007 3.25 million number +2.7%
2008 3.38 million number +3.9%
2009 3.49 million number +3.3%
2010 3.61 million number +3.5%
2011 3.74 million number +3.5%
2012 3.85 million number +2.9%
2013 3.95 million number +2.5%
2014 4.08 million number +3.3%
2015 4.20 million number +3.1%
2016 4.32 million number +2.7%
2017 4.44 million number +2.7%
2018 4.54 million number +2.3%
2019 4.60 million number +1.3%
2020 4.63 million number +0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3.80 million number 3.64 million number 3.96 million number 2
2000s 3.24 million number 3.12 million number 3.49 million number 10
2010s 4.13 million number 3.61 million number 4.60 million number 10
2020s 4.63 million number 4.63 million number 4.63 million number 1

Countries ranked near Russian Federation

  1. 5 Brazil 8.39 million number compare
  2. 6 Mexico 6.54 million number compare
  3. 7 Pakistan 5.08 million number compare
  4. 9 Ethiopia 4.53 million number compare
  5. 10 Viet Nam 4.42 million number compare
  6. 11 Bangladesh 4.26 million number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood education, female in Russian Federation?
School age population, early childhood education, female in Russian Federation was 4.63 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Russian Federation?
The highest recorded value was 4.63 million number in 2020.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Russian Federation?
The lowest recorded value was 3.12 million number in 2002.
How does Russian Federation rank for school age population, early childhood education, female?
Russian Federation ranks 8th out of 199 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, early childhood education, female rising or falling in Russian Federation?
Over the last ten years it is up 28.2%. 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 School age population, early childhood education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 5,152 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood education (ISCED 0) as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years, and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/