Тhe nexus between education and its determinants: a case study of the Urasian Economic Union

The EAEU policy as an international organization of regional economic integration determines the inextricable context between deepening integration processes and achieving sustainable green growth. The commitment of the EAEU countries to the principles of the green economy is enshrined in their National Sustainable Development Strategies until 2030 and confirms green development as a strategic priority based on national characteristics and global challenges. The authors of the article analyzed their mutual influence as new solutions aimed at establishing and substantiating the relationship between indicators of environmental quality change (GDP per capita index, carbon emission, urban population, trade indices, energy consumption per capita, level of public administration) and education using the example of the EAEU member states. As new results, the mutual influence of indicators affecting changes in the quality of the environment and education is shown in the framework of the formation of a methodology for measuring their correlation, using the example of an integrated facility – the EAEU. The assessment of the conditions for the green development of the EAEU countries was carried out for the period 1996–2022. The results of the study showed ambiguous indicators and effects of the influence of the assessed variables on education in the country context, but allowed us to identify general trends in the green economy and substantiate the country's educational opportunities and prospects in the context of green development.

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