Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Ukraine
Ukraine: Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education was 17 years in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
17 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
137th
of 172 countries
All-time high
17 years
in 2004
All-time low
16 years
in 1998
Years of data
28
1998–2025
Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Ukraine, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Ukraine recorded 17 years for official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in 2025. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Ukraine peaked at 17 years in 2004 and was at its lowest, 16 years, in 1998.
Ukraine ranks 137th of 172 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 16 years | — |
| 1999 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 17 years | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 17 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16 years | 16 years | 16 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 16.6 years | 16 years | 17 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 17 years | 17 years | 17 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 17 years | 17 years | 17 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ukraine
- 137 Antigua and Barbuda 17 years compare
- 137 Bahamas 17 years compare
- 137 Belarus 17 years compare
- 137 Belize 17 years compare
- 137 Colombia 17 years compare
- 137 Cayman Islands 17 years compare
- 137 Djibouti 17 years compare
- 137 Dominica 17 years compare
- 137 France 17 years compare
- 137 Grenada 17 years compare
- 137 Iran 17 years compare
- 137 Jamaica 17 years compare
- 137 Kazakhstan 17 years compare
- 137 Kiribati 17 years compare
- 137 Saint Kitts and Nevis 17 years compare
- 137 Saint Lucia 17 years compare
- 137 Malaysia 17 years compare
- 137 New Zealand 17 years compare
- 137 Pakistan 17 years compare
- 137 Peru 17 years compare
- 137 Trinidad and Tobago 17 years compare
- 137 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 17 years compare
- 137 Zimbabwe 17 years compare
More education data for Ukraine
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.63 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.6684 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 105,694 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.4915 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.7918 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.35 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.5515 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 750,255 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -9.3 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Ukraine?
- Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Ukraine was 17 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education recorded in Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 17 years in 2004.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 16 years in 1998.
- How does Ukraine rank for official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education?
- Ukraine ranks 137th out of 172 countries with data for 2025.
- Is official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release