Over 480 thousand elementary and secondary education students in Eastern European and Balkan countries learned Russian as a foreign language within public educational programs in school year 2017/2018. In Latin America, only 400 students were enrolled in such programs.
Number of school students learning the Russian language within state education programs worldwide in school year 2017/2018, by region
(in 1,000s)
The figures include only the number of learners of Russian within state education programs of Russian as a foreign language; self-education and private courses are not included.
Elementary, middle, or high schools as well as vocational schools (secondary education) are included.
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RBC.ru. (November 28, 2019). Number of school students learning the Russian language within state education programs worldwide in school year 2017/2018, by region (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1181969/number-of-russian-learners-in-schools-worldwide/
RBC.ru. "Number of school students learning the Russian language within state education programs worldwide in school year 2017/2018, by region (in 1,000s)." Chart. November 28, 2019. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1181969/number-of-russian-learners-in-schools-worldwide/
RBC.ru. (2019). Number of school students learning the Russian language within state education programs worldwide in school year 2017/2018, by region (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1181969/number-of-russian-learners-in-schools-worldwide/
RBC.ru. "Number of School Students Learning The Russian Language within State Education Programs Worldwide in School Year 2017/2018, by Region (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Nov 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1181969/number-of-russian-learners-in-schools-worldwide/
RBC.ru, Number of school students learning the Russian language within state education programs worldwide in school year 2017/2018, by region (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1181969/number-of-russian-learners-in-schools-worldwide/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Number of school students learning the Russian language within state education programs worldwide in school year 2017/2018, by region (in 1,000s) [Graph], RBC.ru, November 28, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1181969/number-of-russian-learners-in-schools-worldwide/
