The article highlights the importance of human development, which is the main factor in developing society, economy and the state. Human development's main strategic directions are education, health care, the labour market, and other areas. Education is a crucial component of human development. In this regard, the purpose of this study is to identify the necessary conditions for the development and growth of educational potential, increase the level of efficiency of its use and ensure on this

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... nd ensure on this basis appropriate socio-economic growth. The study analyses the situation in developing the educational sphere on the North Caucasus Federal District's example for 1990-2019. The main problems in the modern system of preschool, school and university education are identified. The role of state policy in education development is outlined, namely, in increasing the availability of its quality, which meets the requirements of innovative development of the economy, modern needs of society and every citizen.