Education

Education in the USSR is provided predominantly by the state and is regulated by the Ministry of Education. Regional authorities regulate education within their jurisdictions within the prevailing framework of federal laws. Private institutions account for 1% of pre-school enrollment, 0.5% of elementary school enrollment and 17% of university-level students.

Before 1990 the course of school training in the Soviet Union was 10-years, but at the end of 1990 the 11-year course had been officially entered, and upon the creation of the New Soviet union, schools operate a 12-year course, consisting of peimary schools of grades A-F and Gymnasiums (secondary schools) of grades G-L.

Education in state-owned gymnasiums is free; first tertiary (university level) education is free with reservations: a substantial number of students are enrolled for full pay. Male and female students have equal shares in all stages of education.

Grade Names
The grades in the Soviet Union Are as Follows: