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  2. Education in the Soviet Union - Wikipedia

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    In 1926, the literacy rate was 56.6 percent of the population. By 1937, according to census data, the literacy rate was 86% for men and 65% for women, with a total literacy rate of 75%. [5] An important aspect of the early campaign for literacy and education was the policy of "indigenisation" (korenizatsiya). This policy, which lasted ...

  3. Demographics of the Soviet Union - Wikipedia

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    Population pyramid of the Soviet Union in 1950. After the Second World War, the population of the Soviet Union began to gradually recover to pre-war levels. By 1959 there were a registered 209,035,000 people, over the 1941 population count of 196,716,000. In 1958–59, Soviet fertility stood at around 2.8 children per woman.

  4. List of countries by literacy rate - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 26 September 2024. This article needs to be updated. Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. (March 2022) World map of countries shaded according to the literacy rate for all people aged 15 and over This is a list of countries by literacy rate. The global ...

  5. Likbez - Wikipedia

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    Geographical distribution of literacy in European Russia as per 1897 Russian Empire census data. In 1897, the overall literacy rate of the Russian Empire was an estimated 24%, with the rural literacy rate at 19.7%. [1] There were few schools available to the population, particularly in rural areas.

  6. Education in Russia - Wikipedia

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    A 2015 estimate by the United States Central Intelligence Agency puts the literacy rate in Russia at 99.7% (99.7% for men, 99.6% for women). [9] According to a 2016 OECD estimate, 54% of Russia's adults (25- to 64-year-olds) have attained tertiary education, giving Russia the second-highest attainment of tertiary education among 35 OECD member ...

  7. Demographics of Russia - Wikipedia

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    Demographics of Russia. Pop. As of the 2021 census, the population of Russia was 147.2 million. [ 12 ] It is the most populous country in Europe, and the ninth-most populous country in the world, with a population density of 8.5 inhabitants per square kilometre (22 inhabitants/sq mi). [ 13 ] As of 2020, the overall life expectancy in Russia at ...

  8. Human Development Index - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 27 September 2024. Composite statistic of life expectancy, education, and income indices "HDI" redirects here. For other uses, see HDI (disambiguation). For the complete ranking of countries, see List of countries by Human Development Index. World map of countries and territories by HDI scores in ...

  9. Education in Mongolia - Wikipedia

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    For comparison, the World Bank, which supports the above figure, puts Mongolia’s more prosperous neighbor China’s literacy rate at 91%. [16] Mongolia benefited from compulsory primary education under the communist regime in the 20th century, continuing in a similar form today. [17]