Completion rate, upper secondary education, both … modelled data both in Ukraine
Ukraine: Completion rate, upper secondary education, both … modelled data both was 97.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
97.2%
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
5th
of 164 countries
All-time high
97.2%
in 2025
All-time low
72.6%
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Ukraine, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Ukraine stood at 97.2%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Ukraine peaked at 97.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 72.6%, in 1981.
That places Ukraine 5th out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, both … modelled data both in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 72.6% | — |
| 1982 | 73.5% | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 74.5% | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 75.4% | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 76.2% | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 77.0% | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 78.0% | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 78.8% | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 79.5% | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 80.2% | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 80.9% | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 81.7% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 82.6% | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 83.5% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 84.5% | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 85.4% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 86.4% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 87.2% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 88.1% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 88.9% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 89.7% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 90.3% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 91.0% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 91.7% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 92.3% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 92.8% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 93.1% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 93.4% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 93.5% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 93.7% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 93.9% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 94.1% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 94.4% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 94.6% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 94.9% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 95.2% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 95.4% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 95.7% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 95.9% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 96.2% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 96.5% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 96.7% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 96.8% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 97.0% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 97.2% | +0.2% |
Ukraine compared with similar countries
- Ukraine's 97.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 72.5%, 1.3× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Ukraine's 97.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 89.0%, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 76.2% | 72.6% | 79.5% | 9 |
| 1990s | 84.1% | 80.2% | 88.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 91.7% | 88.9% | 93.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.8% | 93.7% | 95.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.7% | 96.2% | 97.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ukraine
- 2 Uzbekistan 99.0% compare
- 3 Croatia 98.2% compare
- 4 Kazakhstan 97.9% compare
- 6 Azerbaijan 95.9% compare
- 7 Barbados 95.7% compare
- 8 Turkmenistan 95.4% compare
More education data for Ukraine
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 87.45 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 87.07 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 273,271 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 3,125 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 390,498 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 359,757 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.63 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.40 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -8.28 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Ukraine?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Ukraine was 97.2% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 97.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.6% in 1981.
- How does Ukraine rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data)?
- Ukraine ranks 5th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ukraine data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release