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 2012. ▲ Rising

Latest (2012)
17 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
133rd
of 169 countries
All-time high
17 years
in 2004
All-time low
16 years
in 1998
Years of data
15
1998–2012

Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Ukraine, 1998–2012

0510151998200520121998: 16 years1999: 16 years2000: 16 years2001: 16 years2002: 16 years2003: 16 years2004: 17 years2005: 17 years2006: 17 years2007: 17 years2008: 17 years2009: 17 years2010: 17 years2011: 17 years2012: 17 years

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2012, official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Ukraine stood at 17 years. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.2% 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.

That places Ukraine 133rd out of 169 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Ukraine, year by year

Annual values for Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education (years) in Ukraine, 1998 to 2012.
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%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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 3

Countries ranked near Ukraine

  1. 133 Antigua and Barbuda 17 years compare
  2. 133 Belarus 17 years compare
  3. 133 Belize 17 years compare
  4. 133 Bhutan 17 years compare
  5. 133 British Virgin Islands 17 years compare
  6. 133 Cayman Islands 17 years compare
  7. 133 Colombia 17 years compare
  8. 133 Djibouti 17 years compare
  9. 133 Dominica 17 years compare
  10. 133 France 17 years compare
  11. 133 Grenada 17 years compare
  12. 133 Iran, Islamic Republic of 17 years compare
  13. 133 Jamaica 17 years compare
  14. 133 Kazakhstan 17 years compare
  15. 133 Kiribati 17 years compare
  16. 133 Malaysia 17 years compare
  17. 133 New Zealand 17 years compare
  18. 133 Pakistan 17 years compare
  19. 133 Peru 17 years compare
  20. 133 Seychelles 17 years compare
  21. 133 Saint Kitts and Nevis 17 years compare
  22. 133 Saint Lucia 17 years compare
  23. 133 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 17 years compare
  24. 133 Trinidad and Tobago 17 years compare
  25. 133 Zimbabwe 17 years compare

See the full ranking of 169 places →

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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 2012, 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 133rd out of 169 countries with data for 2012.
Is official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education rising or falling in Ukraine?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. 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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Indicator
Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
169 places, 3,190 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Age at which students would enter post-secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.