Russian Federation: Children out of school, primary, male

Key figures

Since 1994 it is down 33.84% from 165,652 in 1994 (1.41% a year on average, compounded). The World Bank has no value for 13 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

What the numbers say

In 2023, Russian Federation's children out of school, primary, male fell 14.2% on 2022 (from 127,688 to 109,598).

Across the 12 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2022), the average change was +5.2% and a typical year strayed about 47.6% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.4 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 103% in 1995 and the biggest yearly fall was 83% in 2017. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2014 to 2023 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 14% of the movement over 8 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2023, Russian Federation had the 6th highest value of the 30 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Russian Federation in the 2023 ranking

• Mali — 3rd of 30: 533,418
• Kenya — 4th of 30: 386,718
• South Africa — 5th of 30: 229,187
• Congo, Rep. — 7th of 30: 87,114
• Sri Lanka — 8th of 30: 84,993
• Romania — 9th of 30: 81,630

What this measures

Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.

Limitations: Due to different data sources for enrollment and population data, the number may not capture the actual number of children not attending in primary school.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.

All 17 values

Children out of school, primary, male in nearby economies

• Albania — 6,226 (2023)
• Andorra — 41 (2024)
• Armenia — 1,698 (2023)
• Austria — 2,601 (2024)
• Azerbaijan — 71 (2024)
• Belarus — 8,421 (2024)
• Belgium — 6,672 (2023)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina — 2,195 (2023)
• Bulgaria — 7,586 (2024)
• Cyprus — 606 (2017)
• Czechia

More education data for Russian Federation

• Primary school starting age (years) — 7 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 4 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 11 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 7 (2025)
• School enrollment, tertiary (% gross) — 60.39% (2024)
• Primary education, pupils — 7.55 million (2023)
• School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 97.75% (2023)
• Secondary education, general pupils — 8.47 million (2017)
• Secondary education, pupils — 10.8 million (2023)
• School enrollment, secondary (% gross)

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Questions people ask

What is Russian Federation's children out of school, primary, male?

109,598 in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1994?

It is down 33.84% from 165,652 in 1994 (1.41% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 336,225 in 1995 and the lowest 14,016 in 2017.

How does Russian Federation rank?

6th highest of 30 economies with data for 2023.

Is the latest change in children out of school, primary, male unusual for Russian Federation?

In 2023, Russian Federation's children out of school, primary, male fell 14.2% on 2022 (from 127,688 to 109,598). Across the 12 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2022), the average change was +5.2% and a typical year strayed about 47.6% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.4 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.PRM.UNER.MA, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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