Education system accessibility Russia vs USSR 2021

In 2021, nearly 60 percent of the Russian population argued that higher education in the country was rather less accessible than during the Soviet times. However, nearly one third of survey participants held the opposite view.

In your opinion, is higher education now more or less accessible for Russians than in the Soviet years?

Characteristic	Share of repondents
Rather more accessible	32%
Rather less accessible	59%
Difficult to answer	9%

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Release date

January 2021

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Region

Russia

Survey time period

January 14, 2021

Number of respondents

1,600 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Telephone interview

Supplementary notes

The original question was worded by the source as follows: "По Вашему мнению, сейчас высшее образование более доступно или менее доступно для россиян, чем в советские годы?"

The statistical error with a 95 percent probability did not exceed 2.5percent.

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