NationMaster - Russian Education statistics

Class size > Age 13	27 students	[27th of 29]
Duration of compulsory education	47 years	[47th of 171]
Duration of education > Primary level	163	[163rd of 181]
Duration of education > Secondary level	34	[34th of 181]
Education spending (% of GDP)	89%	[89th of 132]
Female enrolment share > Primary level	64%	[64th of 176]
Female enrolment share > Secondary level	37%	[37th of 170]
Grade 1 intake rate	44	[44th of 114]
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 11	16 hours	[16th of 38]
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 12	18 hours	[18th of 38]
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 13	17 hours	[17th of 38]
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 9	35 hours	[35th of 38]
Library books	2	[2nd of 81]
Students from households with calculator > Age 13	23%	[23rd of 28]
Students from households with computer > Age 13	22%	[22nd of 28]
Students from households with more than 25 books > Age 13	10%	[10th of 28]
Students whose father has secondary education	70%
Students whose mothers have secondary education > Age 13	78%
Teaching weeks per year > Primary	3 weeks per year	[3rd of 36]
Tertiary enrollment	6%	[6th of 151]

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SOURCES: The average number of 13-year-old students per class.; Duration of compulsory education is the number of grades (or years) that a child must legally be enrolled in school.; Duration of primary education is the number of grades (or years) in primary education.; Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (or years) in general secondary education.; Government Education Expenditure (% of GDP, 2000-2002); Girls' enrolment share, primary level is the number of girls enrolled in primary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in primary school.; Girls' enrolment share, secondary level is the number of girls enrolled in secondary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in secondary school.; Total number of new entrants in first grade of primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population at the official primary school-entrance age; Intended hours of instruction per year for 11 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.; Intended hours of instruction per year for 12 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.; Intended hours of instruction per year for 14 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.; Intended hours of instruction per year for 9 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.; ; Percentage of 13-year-old students who come from households containing at least one calculator.; Percentage of 13-year-old students who come from households with at least one computer.; Percentage of 13 year-old students who come from households owning more than 25 books.; Percentage of students whose fathers have at least secondary education.; Percentage of 13-year-old students whose mothers have at least secondary education.; Average number of weeks taught per year by primary level teachers. Data for 2000.; Gross enrolment ratio, tertiary level is the sum of all tertiary level students enrolled at the start of the school year, expressed as a percentage of the mid-year population in the 5 year age group after the official secondary school leaving age.

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