country profile

Russian Federation

Europe & Central AsiaHigh income143.53M population

Last updated May 3, 2026

Composite GEFRI Score

Emerging readiness

Russian Federation demonstrates early-stage readiness to meet the challenges and opportunities of education in a rapidly changing world (69th percentile worldwide). Investments are generating initial gains, yet substantial gaps persist in several dimensions. Higher scores indicate a system that is better prepared to anticipate and shape the future of learning.

59.64Composite score

Global percentile: 69th
Global rank: #56
Regional rank: #35
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Infrastructure

73.23

93rd percentileGlobal avg. 54.77

Human Capital

54.46

64th percentileGlobal avg. 47.01

Innovation

58.64

78th percentileGlobal avg. 45.21

Governance

26.68

16th percentileGlobal avg. 47.75

Access & Parity

85.19

78th percentileGlobal avg. 49.65

Country profile

Russian Federation shows strong future-readiness momentum, with clear strengths in Infrastructure (73, 93rd percentile).

All or most indicators are based on observed data, giving planners a dependable evidence base for decisions. Uneven scores across dimensions highlight areas that need targeted coordination. High internet adoption enables broad participation in digital learning and innovation.

Strong R&D funding and a sizable research workforce keep the innovation pipeline active, moving new solutions into education. Policy execution and regulatory capacity remain weak, leaving reforms fragmented and hard to sustain. Gender parity across secondary pathways reflects sustained commitment to equitable participation.

Regionally, Governance lags peers the most, signalling where investment could have the highest impact.

Challenges: Governance (27, 16th percentile). Closing these gaps will be key to sustaining progress.

Areas with room to grow: GEFRI Composite (60, 69th percentile) and Human Capital (54, 64th percentile). These dimensions sit close to global norms and could accelerate quickly with targeted investment.

Key insights

Sits above the global median at the 69th percentile.
Places 56th worldwide.
Holds a regional position of 35th within Europe & Central Asia.
Scores range from Access & Parity (85.2) to Governance (26.7), reflecting variation across dimensions.
Trails regional peers most clearly in Governance.

Regional peers: Europe & Central Asia

Composite GEFRI Score

Global rank	Regional rank	Country	Score
1	1	Denmark	81.64
5	2	Switzerland	77.53
6	3	Sweden	77.03
7	4	Finland	76.62
8	5	Netherlands	76.53
9	6	United Kingdom	76.42
10	7	Norway	76.28
11	8	Germany	76.05
14	9	Austria	75.77
15	10	France	75.31
18	11	Portugal	73.13
20	12	Estonia	72.97
22	13	Ireland	71.84
23	14	Czechia	71.83
24	15	Slovenia	71.66
25	16	Iceland	71.49
26	17	Lithuania	71.48
27	18	Spain	71.19
28	19	Belgium	71.17
29	20	Poland	71.13
30	21	Luxembourg	70.54
31	22	Italy	69.96
32	23	Greece	69.84
33	24	Cyprus	69.79
36	25	Latvia	67.91
—	—	LiechtensteinMicrostate	67.82
37	26	Hungary	66.46
38	27	Croatia	66.37
—	—	San MarinoMicrostate	64.87
—	—	GibraltarMicrostate	64.32
42	28	Moldova	63.22
43	29	Bulgaria	63.11
44	30	Serbia	62.62
—	—	AndorraMicrostate	62.40
—	—	MonacoMicrostate	62.22
46	31	Turkiye	61.60
47	32	Slovak Republic	61.24
51	33	Armenia	60.62
52	34	Montenegro	60.59
56	35	Russian Federation	59.64
57	36	Albania	59.41
—	—	Channel IslandsMicrostate	59.40
58	37	Georgia	59.12
—	—	Isle of ManMicrostate	58.95
59	38	North Macedonia	58.89
—	—	Faroe IslandsMicrostate	58.79
60	39	Kazakhstan	58.57
63	40	Uzbekistan	57.92
64	41	Belarus	57.87
70	42	Bosnia and Herzegovina	56.85
71	43	Kyrgyz Republic	56.77
—	—	GreenlandMicrostate	55.24
79	44	Romania	54.47
90	45	Kosovo	51.06
93	46	UkraineFCS	50.98
100	47	Azerbaijan	48.61
105	48	Turkmenistan	46.83
109	49	Tajikistan	43.64