Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0
Author-Name:Klyachko Tatiana 
Author-Name-First: Tatiana 
Author-Name-Last:Klyachko 
Author-Workplace-Name: Gaidar Institute for Economic Policy 
Author-Name:Tokareva Galina
Author-Name-First: Galina 
Author-Name-Last:Tokareva 
Author-Workplace-Name: Gaidar Institute for Economic Policy 
Author-Name:Semenova Elena
Author-Name-First: Elena 
Author-Name-Last:Semenova 
Author-Workplace-Name: Gaidar Institute for Economic Policy 
Title: The state of education in the Russian Federation in 2017
Abstract: Recently the Russian education system went through significant qualitative and quantitative changes, which were both meaningful and institutional. At the same time, the system of education has been developing both extensively and rigorously. Preschool education has reached greater number of children. Extended learning activities of children have achieved new heights. Secondary vocational education included training of skilled workers and mid-tier specialists. Over eighty percent of high school graduates enter universities now.  The unified state exam (USE) which was widely introduced in 2009 has become an important regulator for high school graduates flows to universities, which significantly increased educational migration of the young people. For example, in 2016, over 7.6 percent of high school graduates from other subjects of the Russian Federation strived to enter Moscow and St. Petersburg universities. Meanwhile before the introduction of USE that number did not exceed 1.5 percent of applicants, and the number of those wishing to enter universities in other regions has gone up from 3.5 percent to 16.5 percent.
Classification-JEL: I21, I23, I25, I29
Keywords:  Russian economy, higher education, vocational education, job skills
Creation-Date: 2018
Revision-Date:2018
Length: 10 pages
File-URL: https://www.iep.ru/files/RePEc/gai/ppaper/ppaper-2018-321.pdf
File-Format: application/pdf
File-Function: Revised version, 2018
Handle: RePEc:gai:ppaper:ppaper-2018-321