School age population, early childhood educational development in Russia

Russia: School age population, early childhood educational development was 922,175 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
922,175 number
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
15th
of 92 countries
All-time high
940,504 number
in 2018
All-time low
567,701 number
in 1998
Years of data
23
1998–2020

School age population, early childhood educational development in Russia, 1998–2020

0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1.0M1998200920201998: 567.7k number1999: 648.7k number2000: 615.3k number2001: 595.3k number2002: 630.0k number2003: 671.4k number2004: 618.0k number2005: 642.6k number2006: 668.2k number2007: 702.1k number2008: 738.6k number2009: 740.9k number2010: 766.1k number2011: 792.4k number2012: 807.6k number2013: 822.4k number2014: 870.9k number2015: 891.8k number2016: 907.8k number2017: 927.2k number2018: 940.5k number2019: 926.9k number2020: 922.2k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2020, school age population, early childhood educational development in Russia stood at 922,175 number.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 20.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in Russia peaked at 940,504 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 567,701 number, in 1998.

Russia ranks 15th of 92 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

School age population, early childhood educational development in Russia, year by year

Annual values for School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, female (number) in Russia, 1998 to 2020.
Year number Change
1998 567,701 number
1999 648,693 number +14.3%
2000 615,286 number -5.1%
2001 595,320 number -3.2%
2002 630,007 number +5.8%
2003 671,429 number +6.6%
2004 618,011 number -8.0%
2005 642,593 number +4.0%
2006 668,204 number +4.0%
2007 702,072 number +5.1%
2008 738,562 number +5.2%
2009 740,887 number +0.3%
2010 766,148 number +3.4%
2011 792,442 number +3.4%
2012 807,591 number +1.9%
2013 822,387 number +1.8%
2014 870,939 number +5.9%
2015 891,830 number +2.4%
2016 907,848 number +1.8%
2017 927,204 number +2.1%
2018 940,504 number +1.4%
2019 926,909 number -1.4%
2020 922,175 number -0.5%

Russia compared with similar countries

  • Russia's 922,175 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 78,335 number, 11.8× the median. (40 countries reporting)
  • Russia's 922,175 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 58,337 number, 15.8× the median. (31 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 608,197 number 567,701 number 648,693 number 2
2000s 662,237 number 595,320 number 740,887 number 10
2010s 865,380 number 766,148 number 940,504 number 10
2020s 922,175 number 922,175 number 922,175 number 1

Countries ranked near Russia

  1. 12 Argentina 1.10 million number compare
  2. 13 Colombia 1.10 million number compare
  3. 14 Morocco 1.01 million number compare
  4. 16 Peru 849,595 number compare
  5. 17 Guatemala 807,030 number compare
  6. 18 United Kingdom 768,173 number compare

See the full ranking of 131 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood educational development in Russia?
School age population, early childhood educational development in Russia was 922,175 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Russia?
The highest recorded value was 940,504 number in 2018.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Russia?
The lowest recorded value was 567,701 number in 1998.
How does Russia rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
Russia ranks 15th out of 92 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in Russia?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Russia data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
131 places, 2,087 data points, 1972–2020
Last refreshed

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood educational development education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. 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/