Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Russian Federation

Russian Federation: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 49.3% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
49.3%
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
155th
of 179 countries
All-time high
61.3%
in 1999
All-time low
45.6%
in 2016
Years of data
17
1998–2018

Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Russian Federation, 1998–2018

02040601998200820181998: 59.4 %1999: 61.3 %2003: 59.5 %2004: 58.5 %2005: 57 %2006: 55.7 %2007: 54.2 %2008: 53 %2009: 51.5 %2011: 48.2 %2012: 48.7 %2013: 47.9 %2014: 47.5 %2015: 46.5 %2016: 45.6 %2017: 49.2 %2018: 49.3 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2018, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Russian Federation stood at 49.3%.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 7.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Russian Federation peaked at 61.3% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 45.6%, in 2016.

Russian Federation ranks 155th of 179 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.

Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Russian Federation, year by year

Annual values for Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes (%) in Russian Federation, 1998 to 2018.
Year % Change
1998 59.4%
1999 61.3% +3.2%
2003 59.5% -2.8%
2004 58.5% -1.7%
2005 57.0% -2.6%
2006 55.7% -2.3%
2007 54.2% -2.7%
2008 53.0% -2.2%
2009 51.5% -2.9%
2011 48.2% -6.4%
2012 48.7% +1.0%
2013 47.9% -1.6%
2014 47.5% -1.0%
2015 46.5% -2.1%
2016 45.6% -1.8%
2017 49.2% +7.9%
2018 49.3% +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 60.3% 59.4% 61.3% 2
2000s 55.6% 51.5% 59.5% 7
2010s 47.8% 45.6% 49.3% 8

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Russian Federation?
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Russian Federation was 49.3% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Russian Federation?
The highest recorded value was 61.3% in 1999.
What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Russian Federation?
The lowest recorded value was 45.6% in 2016.
How does Russian Federation rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
Russian Federation ranks 155th out of 179 countries with data for 2018.
Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Russian Federation?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Russian Federation data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
224 places, 3,926 data points, 1997–2020
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Total number of students enrolled in general programmes at the upper secondary education level, expressed as a percentage of the total number of students enrolled in all programmes (vocational and general) at the upper secondary level. General education is designed to develop learners’ general knowledge, skills and competencies and literacy and numeracy skills, often to prepare students for more advanced educational programmes at the same or higher ISCED levels and to lay the foundation for lifelong learning. General educational programmes are typically school- or college-based. General education includes educational programmes that are designed to prepare students for entry into vocational education, but that do not prepare for employment in a particular occupation or trade or class of occupations or trades, nor lead directly to a labour market relevant qualification.