Labor force with advanced education, male (% of male working-age) in Russia
Russia: Labor force with advanced education, male (% of male working-age) was 85.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Labor force with advanced education, male in Russia, 2010–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of male working-age population with advanced education.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force with advanced education, male in Russia is 85.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force with advanced education, male in Russia peaked at 85.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 73.6%, in 2020.
Russia ranks 35th of 125 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Labor force with advanced education, male (% of male working-age) in Russia, year by year
| Year | % of male working-age population with advanced education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 74.7% | — |
| 2011 | 75.1% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 75.0% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 75.4% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 76.5% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 76.8% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 77.3% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 73.7% | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 74.0% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 74.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 73.6% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 73.7% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 85.3% | +15.8% |
| 2023 | 85.2% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 85.9% | +0.9% |
Russia compared with similar countries
- Russia's 85.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 81.9%, 1.0× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Russia's 85.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 80.8%, 1.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 75.3% | 73.7% | 77.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.7% | 73.6% | 85.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Russia
More work & labour data for Russia
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 48,131 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 59.78 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 71,526 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 1.83 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.04 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 89,043 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 23,578 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 58.68 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.81 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate -0.8326 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force with advanced education, male in Russia?
- Labor force with advanced education, male in Russia was 85.9% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force with advanced education, male recorded in Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 85.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest labor force with advanced education, male recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.6% in 2020.
- How does Russia rank for labor force with advanced education, male?
- Russia ranks 35th out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is labor force with advanced education, male rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Russia data come from?
- The figures come from Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force with advanced education, male (% of male working-age population with advanced education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The ratio of the labor force with advanced education to the working-age population with advanced education. Advanced education comprises short-cycle tertiary education, a bachelor’s degree or equivalent education level, a master’s degree or equivalent education level, or doctoral degree or equivalent education level according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).