The System of Public Education in Dagestan Oblast (1860-1917). Part 2

This work explores the system of public education in Dagestan Oblast in the period 1860- 1917. The present part of the work examines the period 1884-1900, i.e. from the year the annual reports of the Trustee of the Caucasus Educational District began to be published to the end of the 19th century.The principal source used in this study is the reports of the Trustee of the Caucasus Educational District released between 1884 and 1900. These collections of statistical information offer a valuable insight into the system of education in Dagestan Oblast in the period through to 1900. Use was also made of certain relevant reference materials.By 1900, Dagestan Oblast's education sector had a combined enrollment of 1,895 students (an increase of 2.5 times on 1884).The region's secondary education sector continued to be dominated by ethnic Russian students. By 1900, the region witnessed increased interest in lower education on the part of members of the region's other ethnic groups, and the way in enrollment in primary education began to be led by members of the mountaineer community. This indicates that there was a major shift in the attitude of the local population toward public education.The number of educational institutions in the region did not increase significantly. The number of secondary educational institutions there remained the same. The number of lower schools increased two times, and the number of primary schools increased 2.5 times. Education became more accessible, with lower education becoming available in the city of Petrovsk and primary schools opening up within the agrarian sector. All this facilitated the development of public literacy in multi-ethnic Dagestani society.