 education in russia is provided predominantly by the state and is regulated by the ministry of education and science. regional authorities regulate education within their jurisdictions within the prevailing framework of federal laws. in 2004 state spending for education amounted to 3.6% of gdp, or 13% of consolidated state budget. in 2011, the spending on education amounted to $20 billion.education for all by 2015, p. 348 private institutions account for 1% of pre-school enrollment, 0.5% of elementary school enrollment and 17% of university-level students. before 1990 the course of school training in soviet union was 10-years, but at the end of 1990 the 11-year course had been officially entered. education in state-owned secondary schools is free; first tertiary (university level) education is free with reservations: a substantial number of students are enrolled for full pay. male and female students have equal shares in all stages of education,education for all by 2015, p. 82 and underlying data tables except tertiary education where women lead with 57%.education for all by 2015, p. 316 the literacy rate in russia, according to the 2002 census, is 99.4% (99.7% men, 99.2% women).cia: the world factbook: russia (people: literacy) according to a 2008 world bank statistic 54% of the russian labor force has attained a tertiary (college) education, giving russia the highest attainment of college-level education in the world.the world bank -data-labor force with tertiary education (% of total) 47.7% have completed secondary education (9 or 10 years old); 26.5% have completed middle school (8 or 9 years old) and 8.1% have elementary education (5 years old). highest rates of tertiary education, 24.7% are recorded among women aged 35â39 years (compared to 19.5% for men of the same age bracket). in 2014, the pearson/economist intelligence unit rated russian education as 8th best in europe and 13th best in the world.top 20 education systems bbc. source: pearson/economist intelligence unit. ==pre-school education== according to the 2002 census, 68% of children (78% urban and 47% rural) aged 5 are enrolled in kindergartens. according to unesco data, e
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