Question

The majority of students who attended secondary schools came from _____.

middle-class families
the countryside
peasant families
czarist Russia

Answer 1

The correct answer is "middle-class families".

During the time of the Russian Monarchy in the 19th century, the government prioritized primary education, making efforts in order to educate all the citizens of Russia until the age of 11 (Age when Primary normally ended). More accommodated families who had the economic means would later send their children to secondary schools. This was not obligatory at the and was seen as a surplus in a citizens educational needs.