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Of Russians aged between 25-64 are engaged in self-education, mainly by reading books and magazines relevant to their profession (10%), via the internet (4,8%), and learning from colleagues at work (3,9%). These figures were obtained through a representative survey conducted by the HSE ISSEK (the sample comprised 1,156 people aged 25—64), and published in the new statistical yearbook “Indicators of Education 2017”.

Excursions (3,8%), educational TV and radio programmes (3,7%), and learning useful skills from friends or family members (such as sewing or driving) (3,7%) were almost equally popular. 3,3% of the respondents were developing their personal potential using computers and online courses.