The article presents information on the number of education institutions that prepare teachers, on the number of education students in the posthigh- school institutions, and on their enrollment and graduation. Information about the professional development of teachers at vocational training institutions is given. The work uses the data of the Federal Service for Government Statistics. The materials were prepared by I.Yu. Zabatirina, V.I. Kuznetsova and O.K. Ozerova, senior research fellows of the Center for Statistical Research and Economics of Knowledge at HSE.