In Russia, the number of schools has fallen by 45% over 25 years
According to the Institute for Statistical Studies and Economics of Knowledge at HSE University, since 2000 the number of active primary, basic, and secondary general education institutions in Russia has fallen by 45%, to 37.9 thousand by the 2025/26 academic year. The network of state schools in rural areas shrank the most: over 25 years, there were 55% fewer of them.