Duration of compulsory education in Ukraine
Ukraine: Duration of compulsory education was 11 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
11
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
65th
of 205 countries
All-time high
11
in 2003
All-time low
10
in 1998
Years of data
28
1998–2025
Duration of compulsory education in Ukraine, 1998–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for duration of compulsory education in Ukraine is 11, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, duration of compulsory education in Ukraine peaked at 11 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 10, in 1998.
That places Ukraine 65th out of 205 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 | 10 | 10 | 2 |
| 2000s | 10.7 | 10 | 11 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11 | 11 | 11 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ukraine
- 65 Antigua and Barbuda 11 compare
- 65 Australia 11 compare
- 65 Barbados 11 compare
- 65 Belarus 11 compare
- 65 Ghana 11 compare
- 65 Latvia 11 compare
- 65 Lithuania 11 compare
- 65 Malta 11 compare
- 65 Monaco 11 compare
- 65 Niue 11 compare
- 65 Panama 11 compare
- 65 Russia 11 compare
- 65 Senegal 11 compare
- 65 Seychelles 11 compare
- 65 Slovakia 11 compare
- 65 Sri Lanka 11 compare
- 65 Switzerland 11 compare
- 65 Tokelau 11 compare
- 65 United Kingdom 11 compare
- 65 Uzbekistan 11 compare
More education data for Ukraine
- 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 105,694 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 0.988 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 94.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is duration of compulsory education in Ukraine?
- Duration of compulsory education in Ukraine was 11 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest duration of compulsory education recorded in Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 11 in 2003.
- What is the lowest duration of compulsory education recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 10 in 1998.
- How does Ukraine rank for duration of compulsory education?
- Ukraine ranks 65th out of 205 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Duration of compulsory education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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