Over 60 percent of Russians believed that the relevance of a university diploma was often overestimated and that it was not mandatory for achieving a successful career, according to a survey from 2020. At the same time, 57 percent agreed with the statement that having a higher education helped achieve life goals.
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Do you agree with the following statements?
Characteristic
Rather agree
Rather do not agree
Difficult to answer
Higher education provides one with a successful career and makes it easier to achieve life goals
57%
39%
4%
Higher education's significance is often overestimated. Nowadays, it is also possible to build a successful career and organize a life without it
61%
35%
4%
Without higher education, one is doomed to a low-paid and a non-prestigious job
37%
60%
3%
Any means are good to get a higher education today
28%
64%
8%
No money is wasted when it is spent on higher education
40%
52%
8%
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Share of respondentsRather agreeRather do not agreeDifficult to answerHigher education provides one with a successful career and makes iteasier to achieve life goalsHigher education's significance is often overestimated. Nowadays, it isalso possible to build a successful career and organize a life without itWithout higher education, one is doomed to a low-paid and a non-prestigious jobAny means are good to get a higher education todayNo money is wasted when it is spent on higher education
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The original questions were worded by the source as follows: "Согласны ли Вы или нет с тем, что высшее образование обеспечивает человеку успешную карьеру и облегчает достижение жизненных целей?", Согласны ли Вы или нет с тем, что значимость высшего образования часто преувеличивают, в наше время и без него можно сделать удачную карьеру и устроить свою жизнь?", "Согласны ли Вы или нет с тем, что без высшего образования человек обречен на низкооплачиваемую и непрестижную работу?", "Согласны ли Вы или нет с тем, что ради получения высшего образования в наше время хороши любые средства?", "Согласны ли Вы или нет с тем, что на получение высшего образования никаких денег не жалко?"
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VCIOM. (June 16, 2020). Do you agree with the following statements? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 13, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1242852/opinion-higher-education-russia/
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VCIOM. (2020). Do you agree with the following statements?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1242852/opinion-higher-education-russia/
VCIOM. "Do You Agree with The following Statements?." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Jun 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1242852/opinion-higher-education-russia/
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