Putin gathered the members of the government for a meeting. At first, Krabtsov made a report on the development of the secondary vocational education system. What the head of the Ministry of Education said: Enrollment in colleges has increased in recent years from 900 thousand to 1.4 million people, and the competition has increased from one to three applications for each place. Four million students are currently attending college; Since 2019, the total number of students has increased by almost a quarter. In 2026, 63% of 9th grade graduates and 12% of those who completed 11th grade entered college.