Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP in Ukraine
Ukraine: Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP was 1.6% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP in Ukraine, 1997–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ukraine recorded 1.6% for government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.7% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp in Ukraine peaked at 1.9% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 1997.
Ukraine ranks 60th of 165 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.6% | — |
| 2011 | 1.7% | +166.0% |
| 2012 | 1.9% | +9.3% |
| 2013 | 1.8% | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 1.6% | -9.4% |
| 2015 | 1.5% | -9.2% |
| 2016 | 1.4% | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 1.7% | +19.2% |
| 2018 | 1.6% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 1.7% | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 1.7% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 1.6% | -5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 1.4% | 1.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 1.6% | 1.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ukraine
- 57 Nepal 1.7% compare
- 58 Luxembourg 1.6% compare
- 59 Syrian Arab Republic 1.6% compare
- 61 Switzerland 1.6% compare
- 62 Ghana 1.6% compare
- 63 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.6% compare
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 secondary education as a percentage of gdp in Ukraine?
- Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp in Ukraine was 1.6% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 1.9% in 2012.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1997.
- How does Ukraine rank for government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp?
- Ukraine ranks 60th out of 165 countries with data for 2021.
- Is government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. 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 secondary 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