Education spending in Ukraine
Ukraine: Education spending was 5.14 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
5.14
Change on year
down 4.5%
World rank
60th
of 199 countries
All-time high
7.05
in 2009
All-time low
3.62
in 1999
Years of data
25
1970–2021
Education spending in Ukraine, 1970–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Ukraine recorded 5.14 for education spending in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, education spending in Ukraine peaked at 7.05 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 3.62, in 1999.
That places Ukraine 60th out of 199 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Education spending in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4.57 | — |
| 1997 | 5.46 | +19.3% |
| 1998 | 4.45 | -18.5% |
| 1999 | 3.62 | -18.7% |
| 2000 | 4.02 | +11.2% |
| 2001 | 4.53 | +12.5% |
| 2002 | 5.24 | +15.8% |
| 2003 | 5.4 | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 5.12 | -5.1% |
| 2005 | 5.85 | +14.1% |
| 2006 | 5.98 | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 5.9 | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 6.15 | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 7.05 | +14.6% |
| 2011 | 5.94 | -15.8% |
| 2012 | 6.44 | +8.5% |
| 2013 | 6.42 | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 5.87 | -8.5% |
| 2015 | 5.34 | -9.1% |
| 2016 | 5.01 | -6.2% |
| 2017 | 5.42 | +8.1% |
| 2018 | 5.32 | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 5.44 | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 5.38 | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 5.14 | -4.5% |
Ukraine compared with similar countries
- Ukraine's 5.14 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.25, 1.2× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Ukraine's 5.14 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.5, 1.1× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.57 | 4.57 | 4.57 | 1 |
| 1990s | 4.51 | 3.62 | 5.46 | 3 |
| 2000s | 5.52 | 4.02 | 7.05 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.69 | 5.01 | 6.44 | 9 |
| 2020s | 5.26 | 5.14 | 5.38 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ukraine
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 education spending in Ukraine?
- Education spending in Ukraine was 5.14 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest education spending recorded in Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 7.05 in 2009.
- What is the lowest education spending recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.62 in 1999.
- How does Ukraine rank for education spending?
- Ukraine ranks 60th out of 199 countries with data for 2021.
- Is education spending rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.4%. 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 Education spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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