Graduation of bachelors, specialists, and masters by level of diplomas received

thousand persons / thou. persons

checked 24.10.2026 · snapshot · rows: 15 · periods: 6 · section: Russian Statistical Yearbook (2025)

Over twenty-four years, the number of higher education graduates in Russia changed from 635.1 to 827.6 thousand people. The statistics reflect three levels of education: bachelors, specialists, and masters. The rows allow for comparing the share of each category in the total number of graduates and tracking changes in the structure of higher education from 2000 to 2024. Data are presented in thousands of people and cover all types of educational institutions in the country

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Set in numbers

The table is a snapshot — 15 series in thousand persons / thou. persons shown across 6 breakdowns. 66 values in total.

“Total” leads the table with 828 thousand persons / thou. persons, “Частные организации — о неполном высшем профессиональном образовании” closes it with 1.5 thousand persons / thou. persons. The gap between them is 552-fold.

All table numbers are series: 15

Series	2000	2010	2022	2023	2024	2024
Всего	635,10	1 467,90	816,30	805,90	827,60	—
о неполном высшем профессиональном образовании	2,30	8,00	—	—	—	—
бакалавра	71,00	126,60	540,70	532,70	527,60	—
специалиста	553,40	1 306,90	110,50	115,00	117,90	—
магистра	8,40	26,30	165,20	158,30	182,00	—
Государственные и муниципальные организации – всего	578,90	1 177,80	726,70	717,10	725,20	—
Государственные и муниципальные организации — о неполном высшем профессиональном образовании	0,70	6,50	—	—	—	—
Государственные и муниципальные организации — бакалавра	48,80	67,30	463,90	457,90	442,50	—
Государственные и муниципальные организации — специалиста	521,20	1 078,70	106,70	111,40	113,00	—
Государственные и муниципальные организации — магистра	8,20	25,40	156,10	147,80	169,60	—
Государственные и муниципальные организации — Частные организации – всего	56,20	290,10	89,60	88,80	102,40	—
Частные организации — о неполном высшем профессиональном образовании	1,60	1,50	—	—	—	—
Частные организации — бакалавра	22,20	59,40	76,80	74,70	85,10	—
Частные организации — специалиста	32,20	228,20	3,80	3,60	4,80	—
Частные организации — магистра	0,20	1,00	9,10	10,50	12,40	—

How to read this table

Rows are differentiated by graduate qualification, allowing for an assessment of which specific degrees predominated in different years. The Total row shows the overall dynamics of the number of people with higher education, while the breakdown by bachelors and specialists helps identify internal changes in the training system. Comparing indicators by year is recommended to observe shifts in student and university preferences

What is visible in these numbers

Only 73% of the cells carry a value — empty cells are missing in the source publication and are not filled in here.

The same indicator in other breakdowns (1)

Period and application

Data are collected based on the Russian Statistical Yearbook and are relevant for analyzing the education system. Information for the period from 2000 to 2024 is useful for sociologists, educators, and prospective higher education students. Data updates follow the publication schedule of Rosstat statistical yearbooks

1) Диплом о неполном высшем профессиональном образовании выдавали образовательные организации в соответствии с п. 3 ст. 4 Федерального закона No 232–ФЗ от 24.10.2007 г. С 2014 г. понятие «неполное высшее образование» упразднено.

1) Diplomas of incomplete higher professional education were issued by education institutions in accordance with paragraph 3 of the article 4 of the Federal Law No. 232–FZ of 24.10.2007. Since 2014 the concept of "incomplete higher education" has been abolished.

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