Russia has one of the highest proportions of university graduates in the world, eclipsing levels in Asia, Europe, and North America. Partly due to the Soviet legacy of a focus on education, Russia is still endowed with an excellent education system that produces thousands of university graduates each year.

While some of Russia's best educated have left the country for greener pastures, many have remained and have contributed to a growing tech industry. In recent years, a number of Russian technology companies have gone public, including Yandex, the leading search engine in Russia, and Mail.ru, the leading portal, social networking, and gaming site in Russia.

Is this the «New Russia»?

% of 25-64 year-olds who have attained Tertiary Education


Source: OECD «Education at a Glance 2015: OECD Indicators»
Data for the year 2014 (except for Russia, Chile, Saudi Arabia, and Brazil which are for the year 2013)


About the Author:
David I. Feygenson (MS, Finance and Economics, London School of Economics; BS, Economics, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania) is a Senior Emerging Markets Equity Analyst at VanEck. Mr. Feygenson has over a decade of buy-side investment experience and previously held positions at Wellington Management Co and Mirae Asset Global Investments.

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