School age population, one year before than official … female than in Russia

Russia: School age population, one year before than official … female than was 913,803 number in 2020. ▼ 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 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 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 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.

School age population, one year before than official … female than in Russia, year by year

Annual values for School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number) in Russia, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 1.15 million number —
1971 1.11 million number -3.8%
1972 1.06 million number -4.5%
1973 1.01 million number -5.1%
1974 954,495 number -5.1%
1975 912,448 number -4.4%
1976 886,913 number -2.8%
1977 883,528 number -0.4%
1978 904,544 number +2.4%
1979 939,681 number +3.9%
1980 978,394 number +4.1%
1981 1.01 million number +2.8%
1982 1.02 million number +1.8%
1983 1.03 million number +0.9%
1984 1.04 million number +0.5%
1985 1.04 million number +0.5%
1986 1.06 million number +1.2%
1987 1.08 million number +1.9%
1988 1.10 million number +2.2%
1989 1.12 million number +2.2%
1990 1.14 million number +1.9%
1991 1.16 million number +1.2%
1992 1.17 million number +1.0%
1993 1.18 million number +0.6%
1994 1.18 million number -0.1%
1995 1.16 million number -1.1%
1996 1.13 million number -2.6%
1997 1.08 million number -4.8%
1998 993,584 number -7.9%
1999 893,730 number -10.0%
2000 793,991 number -11.2%
2001 715,043 number -9.9%
2002 662,744 number -7.3%
2003 633,980 number -4.3%
2004 622,104 number -1.9%
2005 620,299 number -0.3%
2006 617,383 number -0.5%
2007 615,583 number -0.3%
2008 626,362 number +1.8%
2009 645,997 number +3.1%
2010 671,702 number +4.0%
2011 698,696 number +4.0%
2012 725,589 number +3.8%
2013 749,329 number +3.3%
2014 771,291 number +2.9%
2015 792,948 number +2.8%
2016 817,011 number +3.0%
2017 843,131 number +3.2%
2018 869,281 number +3.1%
2019 893,524 number +2.8%
2020 913,803 number +2.3%

Russia compared with similar countries

  • Russia's 913,803 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 27,738 number, 32.9× the median. (72 countries reporting)
  • Russia's 913,803 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 37,030 number, 24.7× the median. (52 countries reporting)

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

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Russia?
School age population, one year before than official primary entry 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 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 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?
Russia ranks 14th out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry 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
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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/