Number of school staff aged 55 and over
These rows present thirteen years of observations on school staffing, specifically for those aged 55 and older. The statistics cover two categories of employees: management and teaching staff, allowing for an assessment of the age structure within primary, basic, and secondary general education. The figures reflect the situation for the Russian Federation as a whole for each year from 2012 to 2025 inclusive, enabling the tracking of changes in the size of these age groups
Chart of the number of school management and teaching staff aged 55 and older from 2012 to 2025
- руководящие — Всего, человек
- руководящие — в % от общей численности работников
- педагогические — Всего, человек
- педагогические — в % от общей численности работников
See also
- Number of retirees in Russia by year long time series by year
Set in numbers
4 series are published here, from 2012 to 2025, 14 reporting periods. 56 values in total.
“руководящие — Всего, человек” rose by 10.4% between 2012 and 2025, from 38,220 to 42,199.
All table numbers are series: 4
| Series | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| руководящие — Всего, человек | 38 220,00 | 39 449,00 | 40 637,00 | 40 401,00 | 38 407,00 | 39 152,00 | 39 585,00 | 39 763,00 | 40 180,00 | 39 313,00 | 39 289,00 | 39 751,00 | 40 920,00 | 42 199,00 |
| руководящие — в % от общей численности работников | 21,10 | 22,40 | 23,50 | 24,60 | 24,80 | 25,80 | 26,43 | 26,93 | 27,30 | 27,48 | 27,90 | 28,80 | 30,60 | 32,40 |
| педагогические — Всего, человек | 254 478,00 | 269 900,00 | 290 363,00 | 304 193,00 | 299 846,00 | 311 530,00 | 322 727,00 | 331 581,00 | 338 233,00 | 342 528,00 | 348 593,00 | 360 497,00 | 376 992,00 | 395 946,00 |
| педагогические — в % от общей численности работников | 20,50 | 21,50 | 22,20 | 23,20 | 22,80 | 23,50 | 24,21 | 24,75 | 25,10 | 25,33 | 25,90 | 26,80 | 28,00 | 29,30 |
How to read this table
A comparison of the two employee categories, management and teaching, shows the varying levels of employment for specialists aged over 55 in educational organizations. Each row highlights a separate professional group, making it easy to track changes in the number of working specialists in each segment throughout the period. The data is grouped by year, facilitating the comparison of indicators over time to assess the human resource potential of schools at various points
What is visible in these numbers
“педагогические — Всего, человек” leads the table with 395,946, “педагогические — в % от общей численности работников” closes it with 29.3. The gap between them is 13,514-fold.
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Period and application
Information is updated as data is received from general education organizations, covering the period from 2012 to 2025. This data is used by labor market researchers, sociologists, and education management officials to analyze employment trends among the older generation. Rosstat generates these indicators based on annual reporting, providing an up-to-date view of the age structure of teaching and management staff across the country
1) По данным Минпросвещения России. Таблица закрыта 2025 г., информация в полном объеме размещается на официальном сайте министерства: https://edu.gov.ru/activity/statistics/.
2) До 2016 года - численность работающих пенсионеров.
3) Данные по Российской Федерации представлены без учёта Донецкой Народной Республики (ДНР), Луганской Народной Республики (ЛНР), Запорожской и Херсонской областей.
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