Figure of the Day: 33.7%

of ninth grade students whose parents do not have a higher education perform at the A-level or B-level in school. These data were obtained during a survey of 9th and 11th grade students at secondary schools that was conducted as part of a Monitoring of Education Markets and Organisations study by Higher School of Economics and the Levada Centre.

If at least one parent has a university degree, academic performance is significantly higher, with 46% of children in such families receiving high grades. A-level and B-level students are most commonly found in families where both parents have a higher education — 62.2%.

Source: HSE website