Education — regional comparison

Admissions to bachelor's, specialist and master's programmes: ranking of regions, 2024

Comparison of 83 federal subjects of the Russian Federation by «Admissions to bachelor's, specialist and master's programmes» for 2024. The largest values are in: Moscow (327,2 thousand people), Saint Petersburg (101,5 thousand people), Republic of Tatarstan (44,2 thousand people). The smallest value is in Chukotka Autonomous Okrug — 0 thousand people. The Russia-wide figure is 1 298 thousand people.

Regions by indicator magnitude (83 regions)

No.	Region	thousand people
1	Moscow	327,2
2	Saint Petersburg	101,5
3	Republic of Tatarstan	44,2
4	Rostov Oblast	40,1
5	Sverdlovsk Oblast	35,9
6	Krasnodar Krai	31,2
7	Novosibirsk Oblast	29,5
8	Samara Oblast	29
9	Republic of Bashkortostan	28,8
10	Nizhny Novgorod Oblast	25,3
11	Voronezh Oblast	25,2
12	Chelyabinsk Oblast	23,6
13	Omsk Oblast	21,2
14	Saratov Oblast	20,3
15	Stavropol Krai	20,2
16	Tomsk Oblast	20,1
17	Tyumen Oblast	19,7
18	Krasnoyarsk Krai	19
19	Moscow Oblast	18,2
20	Volgograd Oblast	18
21	Irkutsk Oblast	16,8
22	Perm Krai	15,1
23	Primorsky Krai	14
24	Republic of Dagestan	13,9
25	Altai Krai	13,6
26	Kemerovo Oblast – Kuzbass	13,5
27	Belgorod Oblast	13,4
28	Chechen Republic	11,4
29	Udmurt Republic	11,3
30	Orenburg Oblast	10,7
31	Chuvash Republic	10,4
32	Khabarovsk Krai	10,1
33	Kursk Oblast	9,9
34	Ulyanovsk Oblast	9,8
35	Republic of Crimea	9,3
36	Tula Oblast	8,8
37	Penza Oblast	8,7
38	Tambov Oblast	8,6
39	Oryol Oblast	8,5
40	Astrakhan Oblast	8,5
41	Yaroslavl Oblast	8,4
42	Vladimir Oblast	7,6
43	Ryazan Oblast	7,6
44	Republic of Mordovia	7,4
45	Tver Oblast	7,1
46	Kirov Oblast	6,9
47	Kaliningrad Oblast	6,7
48	Ivanovo Oblast	6,4
49	Republic of Sakha (Yakutia)	6,3
50	Republic of Buryatia	6,2
51	Bryansk Oblast	6,1
52	Kaluga Oblast	5,9
53	Smolensk Oblast	5,7
54	Republic of North Ossetia – Alania	5,7
55	Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug – Yugra	5,7
56	Mari El Republic	5,5
57	Sevastopol	5,3
58	Lipetsk Oblast	5,3
59	Arkhangelsk Oblast	5
60	Vologda Oblast	5
61	Zabaykalsky Krai	4,8
62	Kabardino-Balkarian Republic	4,4
63	Amur Oblast	4,3
64	Republic of Adygea	4
65	Kurgan Oblast	3,6
66	Novgorod Oblast	3,4
67	Pskov Oblast	3,2
68	Komi Republic	3,1
69	Karachay-Cherkess Republic	2,9
70	Republic of Karelia	2,7
71	Kostroma Oblast	2,4
72	Republic of Kalmykia	2,1
73	Republic of Ingushetia	2,1
74	Tyva Republic	1,9
75	Republic of Khakassia	1,9
76	Murmansk Oblast	1,8
77	Sakhalin Oblast	1,3
78	Kamchatka Krai	1,2
79	Leningrad Oblast	1,2
80	Altai Republic	0,7
81	Jewish Autonomous Oblast	0,5
82	Magadan Oblast	0,4
83	Chukotka Autonomous Okrug	0

Questions and answers

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

As of 2024, the largest value is in Moscow — 327,2 thousand people.

Which region has the smallest value?

The smallest value is in Chukotka 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 «Admissions to 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
• 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

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.