Russian Federation's secondary education, pupils was 10.8 million in 2023, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 18.77% from 9.09 million in 2013 (1.73% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 10.8 million | 2023 |
| Five years earlier | 10.24 million | 2018 |
| Ten years earlier | 9.09 million | 2013 |
| Highest | 16.83 million | 1971 |
| Lowest | 9.06 million | 2014 |
| Average since 2014 | 10.01 million | 2014–2023 |
| First recorded | 16.83 million |
What the numbers say
In 2023, Russian Federation's secondary education, pupils rose 2.8% on 2022 (from 10.51 million to 10.8 million).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1987 to 2022), the average change was −0.4% and a typical year strayed about 3.7% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.8 standard deviations above 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 3.6% in 2017 and the biggest yearly fall was 8.3% in 2005. 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 the straight-line trend is upward, about 164,367 a year. A straight line explains 81% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
A straight-line projection, tested first
Extending that straight line gives about 11.2 million for 2026. We show this only because the same method, fitted on earlier years, predicted 2021 to 2023 better than "no change" would have: its average miss was 119,987, against 576,560 for assuming no change. Treat it as a continuation of the recent pattern, not a forecast of events: it cannot see a recession, a policy change or a revision to the data.
See how a linear trend forecast works and the guide on forecasting without fooling yourself.
How it compares
In 2023, Russian Federation had the 4th highest value of the 51 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.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Russian Federation | 10.8 million | 2023 |
| World | 651.68 million | 2024 |
| Europe & Central Asia | 83.79 million | 2024 |
| High income | 106.52 million | 2024 |
Closest to Russian Federation in the 2023 ranking
- United States — 1st of 51: 25.35 million
- Nigeria — 2nd of 51: 15.2 million
- Türkiye — 3rd of 51: 12.31 million
- Congo, Dem. Rep. — 5th of 51: 7.93 million
- Kenya — 6th of 51: 6.74 million
- Iran, Islamic Rep. — 7th of 51: 6.62 million
What this measures
Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 37 values
| Year | Secondary education, pupils |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 10,798,220 |
| 2022 | 10,509,077 |
| 2021 | 10,208,361 |
| 2020 | 9,928,659 |
| 2019 | 10,543,103 |
| 2018 | 10,239,266 |
| 2017 | 9,905,067 |
| 2016 | 9,559,841 |
| 2015 | 9,384,610 |
| 2014 | 9,061,324 |
| 2013 |
Secondary education, pupils in nearby economies
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)
- School enrollment, secondary (% gross) — 92.48% (2023)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Russian Federation's secondary education, pupils?
- 10.8 million in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1971?
- It is down 35.85% from 16.83 million in 1971 (0.85% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 16.83 million in 1971 and the lowest 9.06 million in 2014.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.SEC.ENRL, 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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