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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Russian language learners in schools worldwide 2017/2018, by region
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.
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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 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 02, 2026, from /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. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 02, 2026. /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). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 02, 2026. /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)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 28 Nov 2019, /statistics/1181969/number-of-russian-learners-in-schools-worldwide/
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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: /statistics/1181969/number-of-russian-learners-in-schools-worldwide/
