Most Educated in Russia

Top 100 cities ranked by most educated

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Most Educated — Russia

1 Tuzha 33 27.2%

2 Chemodanovka 57 27.2%

3 Rozhdestveno 65 27.2%

4 Kyzyl-Mazhalyk 79 27.2%

5 Shkurinskaya 38 27.2%

6 Sadovoye 86 27.2%

7 Pokrovo-Prigorodnoye 72 27.2%

8 Podgornoye 75 27.2%

9 Baryshevo 53 27.2%

10 Pervomayskaya 12 27.2%

11 Agalatovo 42 27.2%

12 Kalashnikovo 77 27.2%

13 Bokovskaya 61 27.2%

14 Lakkha Nëvre 12 27.2%

15 Achit 71 27.2%

16 Staroaleyskoye 04 27.2%

17 Seshcha 10 27.2%

18 Gornopravdinsk 32 27.2%

19 Turtas 78 27.2%

20 Karakulino 80 27.2%

21 Pindushi 28 27.2%

22 Novaya Tavolzhanka 09 27.2%

23 Mezhevoy 13 27.2%

24 Nogamerzin-Yurt 12 27.2%

25 Pervomayskiy 33 27.2%

26 Lesnoy Gorodok 47 27.2%

27 Starocherkasskaya 61 27.2%

28 Tayzhina 29 27.2%

29 Yasnaya Polyana 70 27.2%

30 Grebenskaya 12 27.2%

31 Vorontsovka 86 27.2%

32 Nesterov 23 27.2%

33 Nozhay-Yurt 12 27.2%

34 Uryv-Pokrovka 86 27.2%

35 Olenino 77 27.2%

36 Russkiy 59 27.2%

37 Opalikha 47 27.2%

38 Nikolayevka 46 27.2%

39 Sergeyevka 59 27.2%

40 Shvartsevskiy 76 27.2%

41 Vygonichi 10 27.2%

42 Kumëny 33 27.2%

43 Ali-Berdukovskiy 27 27.2%

44 Chik 53 27.2%

45 Novobataysk 61 27.2%

46 Komsomol’skiy 24 27.2%

47 Ust-Tsilma 34 27.2%

48 Nezhinka 55 27.2%

49 Bol’shoye Boldino 51 27.2%

50 Tayturka 20 27.2%

51 Chad 08 27.2%

52 Polovinnoye 40 27.2%

53 Pervomayskoye 04 27.2%

54 Chistyye Bory 37 27.2%

55 Neverkino 57 27.2%

56 Gergebil’ 17 27.2%

57 Belyayevka 55 27.2%

58 Spas-Demensk 25 27.2%

59 Sotnikovskoye 70 27.2%

60 Pravokumskoye 70 27.2%

61 Ladovskaya Balka 70 27.2%

62 Pryamitsyno 41 27.2%

63 Takhtamukay 01 27.2%

64 Dvurechensk 71 27.2%

65 Doschatoye 51 27.2%

66 Novosmolinskiy 51 27.2%

67 Gremyachevo 51 27.2%

68 Novokorsunskaya 38 27.2%

69 Bayevo 04 27.2%

70 Chiri-Yurt 12 27.2%

71 Chernyshevskiy 63 27.2%

72 Ostrovskoye 37 27.2%

73 Tyukhtet 91 27.2%

74 Stolbovaya 47 27.2%

75 Kedrovyy 91 27.2%

76 Teren’ga 81 27.2%

77 Gornyye Klyuchi 59 27.2%

78 Starozhilovo 62 27.2%

79 Antipino 78 27.2%

80 Bamut 12 27.2%

81 Avsyunino 47 27.2%

82 Tëploye 76 27.2%

83 Karabash 73 27.2%

84 Yarkovo 53 27.2%

85 Bada 93 27.2%

86 Sechenovo 51 27.2%

87 Verkh-Neyvinskiy 71 27.2%

88 Ryazanskaya 38 27.2%

89 Priladozhskiy 42 27.2%

90 Pankrushikha 04 27.2%

91 Turgenevo 46 27.2%

92 Ust’-Uda 20 27.2%

93 Dmitrovsk 56 27.2%

94 Novopetrovskoye 47 27.2%

95 Karaidel’ 08 27.2%

96 Dorgeli 17 27.2%

97 Peno 77 27.2%

98 Lyubokhna 10 27.2%

99 Alpatovo 12 27.2%

100 Krasnoyarskaya 61 27.2%

The most educated cities in Russia have the highest percentages of residents with bachelor's degrees or higher. Tuzha leads with 27.2% of residents holding a bachelor's degree.

High education levels typically correlate with higher incomes, lower unemployment, better health outcomes, and more civic engagement. These cities often host or are adjacent to major universities and research institutions that drive both education and economic development.

Highly educated communities tend to attract knowledge-based industries and employers in technology, healthcare, finance, and professional services, creating a self-reinforcing cycle of educational attainment and economic opportunity.

Did You Know?

1. In Tuzha, 27.2% of residents have a bachelor's degree — more than double the national average of about 33%.
2. Cities near major research universities consistently rank among the most educated in the country.
3. Higher education rates correlate with higher incomes, lower crime, and better health outcomes across communities.

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