Government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of GDP in Ukraine
Ukraine: Government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of GDP was 0.9% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of GDP in Ukraine, 1997–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of gdp in Ukraine stood at 0.9%.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of gdp in Ukraine peaked at 1.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2000.
Ukraine ranks 10th of 169 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of GDP in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.8% | — |
| 2000 | 0.4% | -42.8% |
| 2001 | 0.5% | +11.8% |
| 2002 | 0.6% | +17.1% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | -6.6% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | +11.6% |
| 2006 | 0.7% | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9% | +20.7% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | +14.3% |
| 2013 | 1.0% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | -7.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | -7.6% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | +12.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.9% | +0.2% |
Ukraine compared with similar countries
- Ukraine's 0.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3%, 3.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Ukraine's 0.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.6%, 1.6× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 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 government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of gdp in Ukraine?
- Government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of gdp in Ukraine was 0.9% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2000.
- How does Ukraine rank for government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of gdp?
- Ukraine ranks 10th out of 169 countries with data for 2021.
- Is government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. 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 Government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release