Literacy:

definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99.4% male: 99.7% female: 99.2% (2002 census)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):

total: 14 years male: 13 years female: 14 years (2006)

Education expenditures:

3.8% of GDP (2005)

Government
Russia

Country name:

conventional long form: Russian Federation conventional short form: Russia local long form: Rossiyskaya Federatsiya local short form: Rossiya former: Russian Empire, Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic

Government type: