Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Ukraine
Ukraine: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 1.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Ukraine, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Ukraine is 1.3%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Ukraine peaked at 3.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 2024.
Ukraine ranks 157th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.2% | — |
| 2001 | 2.6% | -18.8% |
| 2002 | 2.3% | -11.5% |
| 2003 | 2.2% | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 2.1% | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 1.9% | -9.5% |
| 2006 | 1.8% | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 1.7% | -5.6% |
| 2008 | 1.8% | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.7% | -5.6% |
| 2011 | 1.7% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.6% | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.5% | -6.3% |
| 2015 | 1.4% | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.3% | -7.1% |
| 2025 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
Ukraine compared with similar countries
- Ukraine's 1.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.3%, 24% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Ukraine's 1.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.2%, 1.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.1% | 1.7% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.4% | 6 |
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 out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Ukraine?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Ukraine was 1.3% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 3.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2024.
- How does Ukraine rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Ukraine ranks 157th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ukraine data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release