Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Ukraine
Ukraine: Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary was 11.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Ukraine, 2002–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ukraine recorded 11.9% for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in 2024.
The figure is down 9.0% on the previous year and up 110.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Ukraine peaked at 15.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4.3%, in 2002.
Ukraine ranks 66th of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 4.3% | — |
| 2003 | 5.3% | +22.6% |
| 2004 | 4.8% | -10.0% |
| 2005 | 5.3% | +11.7% |
| 2006 | 4.6% | -12.8% |
| 2007 | 4.6% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 4.4% | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 4.4% | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 4.7% | +6.5% |
| 2011 | 5.1% | +10.4% |
| 2012 | 5.3% | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 5.3% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 5.7% | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 11.5% | +102.9% |
| 2016 | 12.3% | +7.0% |
| 2017 | 12.7% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 13.0% | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 13.2% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 13.4% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 15.6% | +16.7% |
| 2023 | 13.1% | -16.1% |
| 2024 | 11.9% | -9.0% |
Ukraine compared with similar countries
- Ukraine's 11.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.8%, 1.4× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Ukraine's 11.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.5%, 3.4× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +102.9% | 5.7% | 11.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.7% | 4.3% | 5.3% | 8 |
| 2010s | 8.9% | 4.7% | 13.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.5% | 11.9% | 15.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ukraine
- 63 Bhutan 12.1% compare
- 64 Brunei Darussalam 12.1% compare
- 65 Tajikistan 12.0% compare
- 67 Niue 11.4% compare
- 68 Barbados 11.3% compare
- 69 Saint Lucia 11.3% 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 out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Ukraine?
- Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Ukraine was 11.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary recorded in Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 15.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.3% in 2002.
- How does Ukraine rank for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary?
- Ukraine ranks 66th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 110.7%. 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 Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary, lower secondary and upper secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 22 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release