Russia Literacy Rate 1989-2024
Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.
- Russia literacy rate for 2020 was 99.70%, a 0.03% decline from 2018.
- Russia literacy rate for 2018 was 99.73%, a 0.05% increase from 2010.
- Russia literacy rate for 2010 was 99.68%, a 0.24% increase from 2002.
- Russia literacy rate for 2002 was 99.44%, a 1.45% increase from 1989.
| Russia Literacy Rate - Historical Data |
| Year |
Literacy Rate |
Annual Change |
| 2020 |
99.70% |
-0.03% |
| 2018 |
99.73% |
0.05% |
| 2010 |
99.68% |
0.24% |
| 2002 |
99.44% |
1.45% |
| 1989 |
97.99% |
1.45% |
