Historical dataset showing Russia literacy rate by year from 1989 to 2021.

Graph and download economic data for Literacy Rate, Adult Total for the Russian Federation (SEADTLITRZSRUS) from 1989 to 2021 about literacy, adult, Russia, and rate.

Russia: Male literacy rate, ages 15-24: The latest value from 2021 is 100 percent, unchanged from 100 percent in 2010. In comparison, the world average is 94.32 percent, based on data from 58 countries. Historically, the average for Russia from 1989 to 2021 is 100 percent. The minimum value, 100 percent, was reached in 1989 while the maximum of 100 percent was recorded in 1989.

View yearly updates and historical trends for Russia Adult Literacy Rate. Source: World Bank. Track economic data with YCharts analytics.

Russia: Female literacy rate, ages 15-24: The latest value from 2021 is 100 percent, unchanged from 100 percent in 2010. In comparison, the world average is 92.58 percent, based on data from 58 countries. Historically, the average for Russia from 1989 to 2021 is 100 percent. The minimum value, 100 percent, was reached in 1989 while the maximum of 100 percent was recorded in 1989.

View yearly updates and historical trends for Russia Youth Literacy Rate. Source: World Bank. Track economic data with YCharts analytics.

The aggregate digital literacy index of Russians reached ** percent in 2023. The highest score received by Russian respondents was in information literacy, at ** percent, while the lowest performance was recorded in digital content creation.

The digital literacy index in Russia has been stable in recent years, measuring at ** points in 2024. An increase in digital literacy in 2020 was attributed to the COVID-19 pandemic, as the population developed skills to use the internet and online services during the lockdown.

In 2023, the share of rural residents with low digital skills among those aged 15 years and older in Russia was around ** percentage points higher than among urban inhabitants. In both area types, the low skill level prevailed among the population.

Abstract

The Russia Financial Literacy diagnostic survey was undertaken as part of the preparation for the World Bank supported Russia Financial literacy and Financial education program in 2008.

The survey was conducted by the National Agency for Financial Studies (NAFS) in 2008 by request of the World Bank.

The national representative survey was aimed to provide information on the initial level of financial literacy (i.e. financial planning and managing debt, attitudes to/understanding of personal responsibilities and consumer rights in the area of financial services, knowledge of financial products/services, etc.). The survey asked basic questions on features of financial behavior, attitudes to and demand for financial education of the Russian population.

Geographic coverage

National

Analysis unit

Household, Individual

Kind of data

Sample survey data [ssd]

Mode of data collection

Face-to-face [f2f]

Russia Audiobooks market forecast to grow above 10.42% CAGR from 2025 to 2030, driven by streaming platforms and rising literacy rates.

This dataset tracks annual reading and language arts proficiency from 2011 to 2022 for Russia Elementary School vs. Ohio and Russia Local School District

This dataset is about books. It has 1 row and is filtered where the book is When Russia learned to read : literacy and popular literature, 1861-1917. It features 5 columns: author, publication date, book publisher, and BNB id.

In January 2023, 61 percent of survey respondents in Russia stated that they used the internet as a news source over the past month. Four years ago, that share was measured at 13 percent lower. The most popular online news channels in the country were search engines.

This study investigates the influence of selected aspects of family language policies (FLPs) on language proficiency across three generations of Russian-speaking families in Germany using data from a sample of 18 families. The data were collected via questionnaires and a cloze test was used to measure proficiency in Russian. Multiple regression analysis and Dunn’s test were employed to analyze the influence of the selected components of FLP and assess differences in language proficiency between family members. The findings highlight a significant generational shift in language proficiency: parents exhibited the highest proficiency in Russian, followed by grandparents, with children showing the least proficiency and greater variation in their language skills. This pattern reflects the dynamics of language practices in families where older generations predominantly use Russian, whereas children display a greater inclination towards German or enhanced bilingualism. Additionally, this study underscores the positive influence of literacy skills in both Russian and German, reading in Russian, and a positive attitude towards maintaining cultural ties through reading on Russian language proficiency. Although attendance of Russian language lessons was positively correlated with the proficiency scores of children, the statistical models were only partially successful in accounting for their overall impact on proficiency, indicating that other unexplored factors may also play a significant role.

BackgroundHealth literacy (HL) is considered to be an important precondition for health. HL research often identifies migrants as vulnerable for low HL. However, in-depth data on HL among migrants especially in its domains of health care, disease prevention and health promotion and its determinants are still scarce.ObjectiveThe aim of this study was therefore to analyse the current status of HL among migrants and their descendants from Turkey and from the former Soviet Union (FSU) in Germany and factors associated with it. This has not been studied using large-scale data and bilingual interviews. We differentiate between dimensions of HL, namely the domains of health care, disease prevention and health promotion which goes beyond many previous studies. In addition, we explore new mechanisms by testing the explanatory power of self-efficacy and interethnic contacts for migrants' HL.MethodsThe study includes 825 first- and second-generation adult migrants from two of the largest immigration groups in Germany, from Turkey and FSU, who were interviewed face-to-face in German, Turkish or Russian in late summer 2020. HL was measured using the HLS19-Q47 instrument. Age, gender, educational level, social status and financial deprivation, chronic illness, health-related literacy skills, self-efficacy, interethnic contacts, migration generation, duration of stay and region of origin were considered as possible determinants. Ordinary least square regressions were estimated.ResultsThe average general HL score was 65.5. HL in health promotion and disease prevention was lower than in health care. Low financial deprivation, health-related literacy skills, and self-efficacy were positively correlated with each HL domain. Educational level, social status, age, gender, duration of stay and interethnic contacts were positively correlated with HL in some domains. Region of origin was only correlated with the domain of disease prevention until interethnic contact was accounted for.ConclusionOur study contributes to the existing knowledge by analyzing different domains of HL and testing its correlations with self-efficacy and interethnic contact among migrants. We reveal that migrants cannot generally be considered as vulnerable for low HL, as oftentimes outlined. There is a need for interventions e.g. to enhance the understanding of health information among subgroups with lower HL.

Around ********** of Russian adults read books for self-development, according to a survey from 2022. Furthermore, more than half of respondents read books for entertainment.

The majority of Russians reading news on social media used Telegram for this activity, as per ******* of survey respondents in January 2023. Further ** percent of participants consumed news via Vkontakte.

Six out of ten Russian adults read paper books in the spring of 2022. The largest share of respondents reading print editions was recorded in the age group of 60 years and older. Among the survey participants aged 18 to 24 years, ******** reported having read books on their smartphones.

This dataset tracks annual reading and language arts proficiency from 2010 to 2022 for Russian Jack Elementary School vs. Alaska and Anchorage School District