This section represents data related to educational level of population, to public (municipal) and non-public education establishments: general education schools, primary schools, secondary vocational and higher professional (vocational) education.

In accordance with the Law of the Russian Federation of January 13, 1996 No 12-FZ "On Education" persons with respective level of education are as follows:

postrgraduate higher professional education - graduated from postgraduate and doctorial courses, etc.;

higher professional education (higher) - graduated from higher education establishment: federal university, university, academy, institute.

incompleted higher professional education - those studied basic higher educational program during at least two years and got the diploma as well as who studied basic higher education program during a half or more of the duration of complete course;

secondary professional education - graduated from secondary special establishment: special professional school, college, or from higher education establishment training specialists with secondary professional education;

primary professional education - graduated from primary educational establishment (professional and/or technical school, professional lyceums) on the basis of basic general or secondary (complete) education; establishments of secondary or higher professional education according to the program for primary professional education.

secondary (complete) education - graduated from secondary general education school, lyceum, gymnasium, etc.;

basic general education (incomplete secondary) - graduated from 9 form of general education establishment, incomplete secondary school, studing at 10-11(12) forms of general education school;

general education (primary) - graduated from primary general education school, studing at 4-9 forms of general education establishments.

Pupils of daytime general education institutions are persons in primary, basic and secondary (complete) general education establishments as well as pupils of special education establishments for children with limited health possibilities.

Gymnasiums and lyceums are included in the group of secondary (complete) general education schools.

Colleges are included in the group of secondary vocational education establishments.

Non-public higher education establishments include those having public licences.

Total enrolment of higher and secondary vocational education establishments does not include foreign students studying in the Russian Federation.