Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes in Ukraine

Ukraine: Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes was 1.09 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
1.09 million number
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
32nd
of 199 countries
All-time high
2.29 million number
in 1980
All-time low
968,034 number
in 2002
Years of data
45
1971–2019

Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes in Ukraine, 1971–2019

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M1971199520191971: 1.2M number1972: 1.3M number1973: 1.4M number1974: 1.5M number1975: 1.8M number1976: 1.9M number1977: 2.0M number1978: 2.2M number1979: 2.2M number1980: 2.3M number1981: 1.8M number1982: 1.8M number1983: 1.8M number1984: 1.9M number1985: 1.9M number1986: 1.9M number1987: 1.9M number1988: 2.0M number1989: 2.0M number1990: 2.0M number1991: 1.9M number1992: 1.9M number1993: 1.7M number1994: 1.6M number1998: 1.2M number1999: 1.1M number2000: 1.1M number2001: 983.0k number2002: 968.0k number2003: 973.5k number2004: 976.8k number2005: 996.5k number2006: 1.0M number2007: 1.1M number2008: 1.1M number2009: 1.2M number2010: 1.2M number2011: 1.3M number2012: 1.4M number2013: 1.2M number2015: 1.1M number2016: 1.1M number2017: 1.1M number2018: 1.1M number2019: 1.1M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes in Ukraine is 1.09 million number, measured in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 8.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes in Ukraine peaked at 2.29 million number in 1980 and was at its lowest, 968,034 number, in 2002.

That places Ukraine 32nd out of 199 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.

Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes in Ukraine, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number) in Ukraine, 1971 to 2019.
Year number Change
1971 1.21 million number
1972 1.31 million number +8.5%
1973 1.40 million number +6.9%
1974 1.50 million number +6.9%
1975 1.78 million number +18.7%
1976 1.89 million number +6.1%
1977 2.02 million number +7.3%
1978 2.22 million number +9.9%
1979 2.21 million number -0.7%
1980 2.29 million number +3.7%
1981 1.78 million number -22.3%
1982 1.82 million number +2.2%
1983 1.85 million number +1.5%
1984 1.88 million number +1.9%
1985 1.89 million number +0.4%
1986 1.90 million number +0.7%
1987 1.92 million number +0.8%
1988 1.96 million number +2.3%
1989 1.98 million number +1.0%
1990 2.00 million number +0.9%
1991 1.94 million number -3.0%
1992 1.88 million number -3.3%
1993 1.66 million number -11.3%
1994 1.57 million number -5.8%
1998 1.17 million number -25.2%
1999 1.10 million number -5.9%
2000 1.05 million number -4.3%
2001 983,001 number -6.8%
2002 968,034 number -1.5%
2003 973,535 number +0.6%
2004 976,781 number +0.3%
2005 996,481 number +2.0%
2006 1.03 million number +3.5%
2007 1.08 million number +4.8%
2008 1.14 million number +5.2%
2009 1.19 million number +5.0%
2010 1.21 million number +1.6%
2011 1.27 million number +4.8%
2012 1.35 million number +6.4%
2013 1.20 million number -11.5%
2015 1.09 million number -8.7%
2016 1.10 million number +0.3%
2017 1.11 million number +0.8%
2018 1.12 million number +1.0%
2019 1.09 million number -2.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1.73 million number 1.21 million number 2.22 million number 9
1980s 1.93 million number 1.78 million number 2.29 million number 10
1990s 1.62 million number 1.10 million number 2.00 million number 7
2000s 1.04 million number 968,034 number 1.19 million number 10
2010s 1.17 million number 1.09 million number 1.35 million number 9

Countries ranked near Ukraine

  1. 29 Spain 1.30 million number compare
  2. 30 Republic of Korea 1.26 million number compare
  3. 31 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 1.19 million number compare
  4. 33 Sudan 1.07 million number compare
  5. 34 Malaysia 1.00 million number compare
  6. 35 Kazakhstan 985,721 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes in Ukraine?
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes in Ukraine was 1.09 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Ukraine?
The highest recorded value was 2.29 million number in 1980.
What is the lowest enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Ukraine?
The lowest recorded value was 968,034 number in 2002.
How does Ukraine rank for enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes?
Ukraine ranks 32nd out of 199 countries with data for 2019.
Is enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Ukraine?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.4%. 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, published as part of Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
244 places, 8,121 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of students enrolled in public and private pre-primary education institutions (ISCED 0.2) regardless of age. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years; and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1.