Russian Federation: Secondary education, vocational pupils

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2017, Russian Federation's secondary education, vocational pupils fell 5.5% on 2016 (from 1.52 million to 1.43 million).

Across the 17 yearly changes before that (1990 to 2016), the average change was −3.2% and a typical year strayed about 4% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.6 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 2.4% in 2004 and the biggest yearly fall was 10.1% in 1993. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2008 to 2017 the straight-line trend is downward, about 18,465 a year. A straight line explains 74% of the movement over 9 observed years.

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

How it compares

In 2017, Russian Federation had the 6th highest value of the 61 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 2017 ranking

• India — 3rd of 61: 2.3 million
• United Kingdom — 4th of 61: 2.21 million
• Italy — 5th of 61: 1.57 million
• Uzbekistan — 7th of 61: 1.36 million
• Germany — 8th of 61: 1.35 million
• France — 9th of 61: 1.08 million

What this measures

Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.

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

All 24 values

Secondary education, vocational pupils in nearby economies

• Albania — 20,605 (2018)
• Andorra — 488 (2018)
• Armenia — 19,676 (2018)
• Austria — 238,161 (2017)
• Azerbaijan — 152,777 (2018)
• Belarus — 82,592 (2018)
• Belgium — 524,924 (2017)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina — 94,557 (2018)
• Bulgaria — 141,163 (2017)
• Croatia — 132,833 (2017)
• Cyprus

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 secondary education, vocational pupils?

1.43 million in 2017, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1981?

It is down 12.69% from 1.64 million in 1981 (0.38% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 2.03 million in 2004 and the lowest 1.31 million in 1994.

How does Russian Federation rank?

6th highest of 61 economies with data for 2017.

Is the latest change in secondary education, vocational pupils unusual for Russian Federation?

In 2017, Russian Federation's secondary education, vocational pupils fell 5.5% on 2016 (from 1.52 million to 1.43 million). Across the 17 yearly changes before that (1990 to 2016), the average change was −3.2% and a typical year strayed about 4% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.6 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.SEC.ENRL.VO, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) 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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