Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Ukraine
Ukraine: Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) was 89.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Ukraine, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lower secondary completion rate, total in Ukraine is 89.8%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.5% on the previous year and down 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, total in Ukraine peaked at 118.4% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 64.0%, in 2009.
Ukraine ranks 91st of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 46 years of available data.
Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 96.8% | — |
| 1972 | 96.8% | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 97.6% | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 101.4% | +3.9% |
| 1976 | 99.6% | -1.8% |
| 1977 | 95.1% | -4.4% |
| 1978 | 97.2% | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 100.3% | +3.2% |
| 1980 | 99.6% | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 100.6% | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 98.9% | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 98.2% | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 97.9% | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 98.2% | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 97.9% | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 98.8% | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 97.3% | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 97.2% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 96.7% | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 93.7% | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 89.7% | -4.3% |
| 1999 | 96.9% | +8.0% |
| 2000 | 94.9% | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 93.8% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 98.0% | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 101.2% | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 101.1% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 102.2% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 98.5% | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 99.5% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 104.2% | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 64.0% | -38.6% |
| 2010 | 118.4% | +85.1% |
| 2011 | 104.8% | -11.5% |
| 2012 | 103.6% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 101.1% | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 99.9% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 93.7% | -6.2% |
| 2016 | 93.6% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 89.8% | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 90.4% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 87.8% | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 86.3% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 84.8% | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 85.1% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 89.8% | +5.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Ukraine changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +85.1% | 64.0% | 118.4% |
| 2009 | -38.6% | 104.2% | 64.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 98.1% | 95.1% | 101.4% | 8 |
| 1980s | 98.7% | 97.9% | 100.6% | 8 |
| 1990s | 95.2% | 89.7% | 97.3% | 6 |
| 2000s | 95.7% | 64.0% | 104.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.3% | 87.8% | 118.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.5% | 84.8% | 89.8% | 4 |
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 lower secondary completion rate, total in Ukraine?
- Lower secondary completion rate, total in Ukraine was 89.8% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 118.4% in 2010.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.0% in 2009.
- How does Ukraine rank for lower secondary completion rate, total?
- Ukraine ranks 91st out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, total rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ukraine data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.