Russian Federation — Education spending
Government Education Spending (% of GDP) for Russian Federation, 2000–2023.
Education spending for Russian Federation was 4.16% in 2023, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 22 years, from 2000 to 2023. The highest recorded value was 4.69% in 2017. The lowest was 2.94% in 2000 (about 1.4× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 1.53% per year.
Russian Federation ranks 89 of 172 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 52%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 4.59%, so Russian Federation sits below it. It peaked in 2017 and has fallen 11% since. Over the last decade (2013–2023) the figure moved up 11%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 30 of 45 economies; Croatia (4.09%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 25% in 2017. That is 3% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
Doubling roughly every 46 years at that pace.
World ranking. Climbed: 85th of 116 in 2000 → 66th of 130 in 2010 → 96th of 157 in 2020 → 44th of 107 in 2023.
Key figures
Full history — 2000 to 2023
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4.16% | +0.1 pp |
| 2022 | 4.05% | +0.1 pp |
| 2021 | 3.99% | -0.0 pp |
| 2020 | 4.02% | +0.3 pp |
| 2019 | 3.7% | -1.0 pp |
| 2018 | 4.68% | -0.0 pp |
| 2017 | 4.69% | +0.9 pp |
| 2016 | 3.76% | -0.1 pp |
| 2015 | 3.83% | -0.2 pp |
| 2014 | 4.01% | +0.3 pp |
| 2013 | 3.76% | -0.0 pp |
| 2012 | 3.79% | +0.1 pp |
| 2011 | 3.71% | -0.4 pp |
| 2010 | 4.09% | -0.0 pp |
| 2008 | 4.1% | +0.2 pp |
| 2006 | 3.87% | +0.1 pp |
| 2005 | 3.77% | +0.2 pp |
| 2004 | 3.55% | -0.1 pp |
| 2003 | 3.68% | -0.2 pp |
| 2002 | 3.84% | +0.7 pp |
| 2001 | 3.11% | +0.2 pp |
| 2000 | 2.94% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Russian Federation’s Education spending in 2001?
3.11% (2001). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of GDP, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Russian Federation’s Education spending growing or shrinking?
Between 2000 and 2023 the series was growing overall: +41.7% in total — about 1.5% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2023: 4.16%; 2022: 4.05%; 2021: 3.99%; 2020: 4.02%; 2019: 3.7%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS — Government Education Spending (% of GDP). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.