Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Ukraine
Ukraine: Share of children who are not in pre-primary school was 23.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Ukraine, 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Ukraine is 23.3%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 4.7% on the previous year and down 24.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Ukraine peaked at 30.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 22.3%, in 2023.
Ukraine ranks 64th of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 29.8% | 28.8% | 30.9% | 5 |
| 2020s | 24.5% | 22.3% | 28.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ukraine
More education data for Ukraine
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 67.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 13.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 93.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 105,694 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 0.988 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 94.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Ukraine?
- Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Ukraine was 23.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who are not in pre-primary school recorded in Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 30.9% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of children who are not in pre-primary school recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.3% in 2023.
- How does Ukraine rank for share of children who are not in pre-primary school?
- Ukraine ranks 64th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children who are not in pre-primary school rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ukraine data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children who are not in pre-primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children one year before the official primary entry age (typically age 5) not enrolled in pre-primary education, expressed as a percentage of all children in that age group.