Share of children enrolled in preschool education in Russia 2023, by region

On average across Russia, the preschool education enrollment rate reached almost 75 percent in 2023. In other words, the number of children enrolled in daycare institutions and kindergartens occupied three quarters of all children aged one to six years. Among the country's regions, the highest preschool education enrollment was recorded in the Northwestern Federal District at over 90 percent. The lowest figure was observed in the North Caucasian Federal District, where over half of children one to six years old were enrolled in preschool education.