Education — regional comparison

Students in bachelor's, specialist and master's programmes: ranking of regions, 2024

Comparison of 84 federal subjects of the Russian Federation by «Students in bachelor's, specialist and master's programmes» for 2024. The largest values are in: Moscow (990,3 thousand people), Saint Petersburg (342,4 thousand people), Republic of Tatarstan (149,3 thousand people). The smallest value is in Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug — 0 thousand people. The Russia-wide figure is 4 432 thousand people.

Regions by indicator magnitude (84 regions)

No.	Region	thousand people
1	Moscow	990,3
2	Saint Petersburg	342,4
3	Republic of Tatarstan	149,3
4	Rostov Oblast	138,1
5	Sverdlovsk Oblast	125,5
6	Krasnodar Krai	107,2
7	Republic of Bashkortostan	106,5
8	Samara Oblast	106,4
9	Novosibirsk Oblast	102,9
10	Nizhny Novgorod Oblast	90,5
11	Voronezh Oblast	90,4
12	Chelyabinsk Oblast	84,6
13	Omsk Oblast	72,2
14	Saratov Oblast	71,6
15	Tyumen Oblast	70,7
16	Moscow Oblast	70,5
17	Stavropol Krai	69,4
18	Tomsk Oblast	66,9
19	Krasnoyarsk Krai	66,7
20	Irkutsk Oblast	63,6
21	Volgograd Oblast	61,5
22	Republic of Dagestan	54,7
23	Perm Krai	54
24	Altai Krai	51,6
25	Belgorod Oblast	48,2
26	Kemerovo Oblast – Kuzbass	47,8
27	Primorsky Krai	46,6
28	Khabarovsk Krai	40,9
29	Chechen Republic	40,6
30	Orenburg Oblast	40,5
31	Udmurt Republic	40
32	Kursk Oblast	37,4
33	Chuvash Republic	35,7
34	Ulyanovsk Oblast	35,4
35	Republic of Crimea	32,7
36	Tula Oblast	31,8
37	Yaroslavl Oblast	31,5
38	Penza Oblast	30,8
39	Tambov Oblast	30,4
40	Ryazan Oblast	29,7
41	Astrakhan Oblast	28,5
42	Oryol Oblast	27,7
43	Republic of Mordovia	26,4
44	Kirov Oblast	24,6
45	Vladimir Oblast	24,4
46	Tver Oblast	23,3
47	Ivanovo Oblast	23,2
48	Bryansk Oblast	23,1
49	Kaliningrad Oblast	22,8
50	Republic of Sakha (Yakutia)	22,5
51	Smolensk Oblast	22,4
52	Republic of North Ossetia – Alania	21,6
53	Republic of Buryatia	20,8
54	Kaluga Oblast	20,5
55	Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug – Yugra	20,3
56	Zabaykalsky Krai	19,4
57	Vologda Oblast	18,9
58	Lipetsk Oblast	18,9
59	Arkhangelsk Oblast	18,1
60	Mari El Republic	17,9
61	Kabardino-Balkarian Republic	15,8
62	Sevastopol	15,8
63	Amur Oblast	15,5
64	Republic of Adygea	15,3
65	Kurgan Oblast	12,9
66	Komi Republic	12,7
67	Pskov Oblast	11,3
68	Karachay-Cherkess Republic	10,8
69	Republic of Karelia	10,7
70	Novgorod Oblast	10,6
71	Kostroma Oblast	9
72	Republic of Kalmykia	8,4
73	Republic of Ingushetia	7,9
74	Republic of Khakassia	7,6
75	Murmansk Oblast	7,5
76	Tyva Republic	6,9
77	Sakhalin Oblast	4,8
78	Kamchatka Krai	4,5
79	Leningrad Oblast	4,3
80	Altai Republic	2,6
81	Magadan Oblast	2,4
82	Jewish Autonomous Oblast	2
83	Chukotka Autonomous Okrug	0,1
84	Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug	0

Questions and answers

Which region has the largest value for «Students in bachelor's, specialist and master's programmes»?

As of 2024, the largest value is in Moscow — 990,3 thousand people.

Which region has the smallest value?

The smallest value is in Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug — 0 thousand people.

Which year do the figures cover, and where do they come from?

Figures for 2024 from the Rosstat yearbook "Regions of Russia. Socio-economic indicators".

On the regions map

The same indicator on an interactive map of Russia — region colours by value, year slider: open the «Students in bachelor's, specialist and master's programmes» map.

Other indicators in «Education»

• Number of postgraduate research students (aspirantura)
• Number of doctoral candidates (doktorantura)
• Enrolment in general education organizations
• Clinical residents and trainee assistants — trainee assistants
• Clinical residents and trainee assistants — residents
• Academic teaching staff in higher education programmes
• Students in state and municipal mid-level specialist programmes per 10,000 population
• Students in bachelor's, specialist and master's programmes per 10,000 population
• Students in skilled worker and employee training programmes
• Students in mid-level specialist training programmes
• Number of teachers in general education organizations
• Enrolment in preschool education organizations (including childcare)

Data source

Rosstat yearbook "Regions of Russia. Socio-economic indicators". Values for 2024, units: thousand people. Each region has a page with the full indicator series since 1990.