Labor force with advanced education in Russia
Russia: Labor force with advanced education was 80.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Labor force with advanced education in Russia, 2010–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total working-age population with advanced education.
Analysis
In 2024, labor force with advanced education in Russia stood at 80.5%. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force with advanced education in Russia peaked at 80.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 66.7%, in 2017.
Russia ranks 40th 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 in Russia, year by year
| Year | % of total working-age population with advanced education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 68.9% | — |
| 2011 | 69.4% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 69.3% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 69.6% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 70.7% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 70.8% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 71.3% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 66.7% | -6.6% |
| 2018 | 66.9% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 67.1% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 66.8% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 67.1% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 79.8% | +19.0% |
| 2023 | 80.0% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 80.5% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 69.1% | 66.7% | 71.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.8% | 66.8% | 80.5% | 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)
- 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)
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 0 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 0 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 61.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force with advanced education in Russia?
- Labor force with advanced education in Russia was 80.5% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force with advanced education recorded in Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 80.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest labor force with advanced education recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.7% in 2017.
- How does Russia rank for labor force with advanced education?
- Russia ranks 40th out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is labor force with advanced education rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.0%. 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 (% of total 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).