57%
of Russian families do not have the opportunity to choose which school their children attend. In recent years, this situation has worsened; five years ago, only 51% of families did not have a choice. Residents of villages, people with low income and people whose children perform poorly in schools are most often deprived of alternatives.
Russian Food Embargo to Hit Business and Society
In the coming months, Russia’s embargo on food from western countries could result in decreased consumption for the low-income groups of society and a drop in the quality of the consumer basket for mid- and high-income groups, experts from HSE’s Centre of Development said in the latest issue of Comments on State and Business.
15%
of students in continuing education programmes take part for general development, out of a thirst for knowledge and for interaction with others.
10%
of Russian families with children are convinced that obtaining any higher education is important for a child but that the field of study and the university do not matter.
8%
was the level by which average employee pay in foreign currency terms decreased in the industrial sector during the first half of 2014.
28%
of Russian families are willing to devote up to 10% of their monthly budget to ensure their children have a quality education. 23% of families are not willing to pay at all.
27%
of Russian families are prepared to support their children until they finish their undergraduate degree. There were just over 20% of such families five years ago.