Duration of compulsory education in Ukraine
Ukraine: Duration of compulsory education was 11 years in 2025. β² Rising
Duration of compulsory education in Ukraine, 1998β2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2025, duration of compulsory education in Ukraine stood at 11 years. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, duration of compulsory education in Ukraine peaked at 11 years in 2003 and was at its lowest, 10 years, in 1998.
Ukraine ranks 62nd of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10 years | 10 years | 10 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 10.7 years | 10 years | 11 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 11 years | 11 years | 11 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 11 years | 11 years | 11 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ukraine
- 62 Antigua and Barbuda 11 years compare
- 62 Australia 11 years compare
- 62 Belarus, Republic of 11 years compare
- 62 Barbados 11 years compare
- 62 Switzerland 11 years compare
- 62 United Kingdom 11 years compare
- 62 Ghana 11 years compare
- 62 Sri Lanka 11 years compare
- 62 Lithuania 11 years compare
- 62 Latvia 11 years compare
- 62 Monaco 11 years compare
- 62 Malta 11 years compare
- 62 Panama 11 years compare
- 62 Russian Federation 11 years compare
- 62 Senegal 11 years compare
- 62 Slovak Republic 11 years compare
- 62 Seychelles 11 years compare
- 62 Uzbekistan, Republic of 11 years compare
More education data for Ukraine
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 105,694 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (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, per capita 0.0028 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is duration of compulsory education in Ukraine?
- Duration of compulsory education in Ukraine was 11 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest duration of compulsory education recorded in Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 11 years in 2003.
- What is the lowest duration of compulsory education recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 10 years in 1998.
- How does Ukraine rank for duration of compulsory education?
- Ukraine ranks 62nd out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is duration of compulsory education rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Duration of compulsory education (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release