School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Russia

Russia: School age population, one year before than official primary entry age was 913,803 number in 2020. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2020)
913,803 number
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
14th
of 202 countries
All-time high
1.18 million number
in 1993
All-time low
615,583 number
in 2007
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Russia, 1970–2020

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2020, school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Russia stood at 913,803 number.

That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 36.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Russia peaked at 1.18 million number in 1993 and was at its lowest, 615,583 number, in 2007.

Russia ranks 14th of 202 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 980,716 number 883,528 number 1.15 million number 10
1980s 1.05 million number 978,394 number 1.12 million number 10
1990s 1.11 million number 893,730 number 1.18 million number 10
2000s 655,349 number 615,583 number 793,991 number 10
2010s 783,250 number 671,702 number 893,524 number 10
2020s 913,803 number 913,803 number 913,803 number 1

Countries ranked near Russia

  1. 11 Egypt, Arab Republic of 1.25 million number compare
  2. 12 Philippines 1.12 million number compare
  3. 13 Mexico 1.10 million number compare
  4. 15 Tanzania, United Republic of 871,161 number compare
  5. 16 Uganda 731,258 number compare
  6. 17 Vietnam 724,872 number compare

See the full ranking of 247 places β†’

More reference data data for Russia

All data for Russia β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Russia?
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Russia was 913,803 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry age recorded in Russia?
The highest recorded value was 1.18 million number in 1993.
What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry age recorded in Russia?
The lowest recorded value was 615,583 number in 2007.
How does Russia rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age?
Russia ranks 14th out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age rising or falling in Russia?
Over the last ten years it is up 36.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Russia data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 12,237 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/