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 12.7% 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 12.7% for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.7% on the previous year and up 98.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Ukraine peaked at 16.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.8%, in 2005.
That places Ukraine 64th out of 171 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 5.1% | — |
| 2003 | 6.0% | +16.5% |
| 2004 | 5.3% | -11.4% |
| 2005 | 3.8% | -28.4% |
| 2006 | 5.2% | +37.1% |
| 2007 | 5.2% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 5.2% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 5.1% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 5.2% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 5.7% | +9.1% |
| 2012 | 6.0% | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 6.0% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 6.4% | +7.5% |
| 2015 | 12.2% | +90.6% |
| 2016 | 13.0% | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 13.4% | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 13.9% | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 14.0% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 14.1% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 16.3% | +15.8% |
| 2023 | 13.8% | -15.6% |
| 2024 | 12.7% | -7.7% |
Ukraine compared with similar countries
- Ukraine's 12.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9.3%, 1.4× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Ukraine's 12.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.7%, 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 | +90.6% | 6.4% | 12.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.1% | 3.8% | 6.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 9.6% | 5.2% | 14.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.2% | 12.7% | 16.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ukraine
- 61 Sri Lanka 13.2% compare
- 62 Myanmar 12.9% compare
- 63 Palestine, State of 12.8% compare
- 65 Botswana 12.6% compare
- 66 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 12.4% compare
- 67 Seychelles 12.4% 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 12.7% 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 16.3% 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 3.8% in 2005.
- How does Ukraine rank for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary?
- Ukraine ranks 64th out of 171 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 98.4%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release