51% (figure of the day)

of families do not reject the idea of higher education for their children if they are unsuccessful in enrolling for a tuition-free spot. They either look for another university with less demanding requirements or enroll as tuition-paying students. These data were obtained in a survey of Russian families with children under the age of 22 that was conducted as part of a Monitoring of Education Markets and Organisations study conducted by HSE in collaboration with the Public Opinion Foundation.

Another 19% of families prefer enrollment in professional or technical training schools. Only 7% are prepared to take a break so that their children can better prepare for admission to the same university the following year.

An informational newsletter on the research will be published at the end of December 2014.

Source: HSE website