Expenditure on education (public, households, ODA) as a percentage of in Ukraine
Ukraine: Expenditure on education (public, households, ODA) as a percentage of was 5.7% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Expenditure on education (public, households, ODA) as a percentage of in Ukraine, 2011–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2021, expenditure on education (public, households, oda) as a percentage of in Ukraine stood at 5.7%. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.4% on the previous year and down 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expenditure on education (public, households, oda) as a percentage of in Ukraine peaked at 7.6% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 5.7%, in 2021.
That places Ukraine 34th out of 70 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Expenditure on education (public, households, ODA) as a percentage of in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 7.2% | — |
| 2012 | 7.6% | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 7.6% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 6.8% | -9.4% |
| 2016 | 5.9% | -13.4% |
| 2017 | 6.2% | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 6.1% | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 6.2% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 6.1% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 5.7% | -5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.7% | 5.9% | 7.6% | 8 |
| 2020s | 5.9% | 5.7% | 6.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ukraine
More education data for Ukraine
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0369 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expenditure on education (public, households, oda) as a percentage of in Ukraine?
- Expenditure on education (public, households, oda) as a percentage of in Ukraine was 5.7% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest expenditure on education (public, households, oda) as a percentage of recorded in Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 7.6% in 2012.
- What is the lowest expenditure on education (public, households, oda) as a percentage of recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.7% in 2021.
- How does Ukraine rank for expenditure on education (public, households, oda) as a percentage of?
- Ukraine ranks 34th out of 70 countries with data for 2021.
- Is expenditure on education (public, households, oda) as a percentage of rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. 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 Expenditure on education (public, households, ODA) as a percentage of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release