Migration outflow of regional school graduates

today, the state of Russian society is influenced by the consequences of the demographic crisis of the late 1980s.This problem is particularly acute in the northern regions, where the decline in the number of young people in the total population is aggravated by the migration outflow of young people. Within the framework of this study, the educational migration of young people is considered. The purpose of the article is to analyze the quality of the human capital of young people in the Republic of Karelia, both of the part of it that remains to study in their native region, and of the part that moves out of Karelia to get an education. The materials for the study were an extensive statistical database and publications of domestic scientists. It analyzes both state and departmental statistical reports as well as the results of sociological research. Based on regional and all-Russian results of the Unified State Exam, the article analyzes the quality of school training, examines the curricula of school graduates in Karelia as well as graduate migration flows with vocational education. To study statistical data were used comparative analysis and synthesis methods. It was revealed that both «good students» (with 60-80 score points of the USE) and «excellent students» (with 81-100 score points of the USE) choose the leading regional university; the comparison of the quality assessment of school training in different Russian regions showed that it differs slightly (the average score of the Unified State Exam is 60 points). After studying the educational plans of graduates of Karelian schools, it turned out that more than half of the students would like to get an education outside the region. In the study, we analyzed the migration flows of graduates, identified the main centers of attraction for graduates, and found that some of them return to their home region after receiving an education. In conclusion, the article presents possible measures to reduce the outflow of young people from the region.