Russia under Putin lost nearly half its schools — war propaganda fills the rest
- The number of schools in Russia has fallen by 45% since the start of the century, with rural communities losing the most, according to a report by the Higher School of Economics published this month.
- Russia's secondary school network has shrunk from 68,800 institutions in 2000 to just under 38,000 in 2026, the report says.
- The school-age population has fallen by around 13.5% over the same period, from 20.5 million to 17.7 million children.
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- The number of schools in Russia has fallen by 45% since the start of the century, with rural communities losing the most, according to a report by the Higher School of Economics published this month.
- Russia's secondary school network has shrunk from 68,800 institutions in 2000 to just under 38,000 in 2026, the report says.
- The school-age population has fallen by around 13.5% over the same period, from 20.5 million to 17.7 million children.
Sources: Euronews