Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Ukraine
Ukraine: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower was 11.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Ukraine, 2002–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ukraine recorded 11.0% for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in 2024.
That represents a change of up 12.0% on the previous year and up 91.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Ukraine peaked at 13.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 2002.
Ukraine ranks 49th of 169 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 and adolescents of primary and lower in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1.3% | — |
| 2003 | 3.5% | +167.1% |
| 2004 | 4.8% | +36.9% |
| 2005 | 8.3% | +74.8% |
| 2006 | 4.5% | -45.8% |
| 2007 | 4.4% | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 4.2% | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 4.6% | +9.7% |
| 2010 | 4.8% | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 5.0% | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 5.3% | +7.0% |
| 2013 | 5.6% | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 5.8% | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 11.3% | +96.5% |
| 2016 | 12.4% | +9.8% |
| 2017 | 12.8% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 13.1% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 13.2% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 13.2% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 13.0% | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 9.9% | -24.4% |
| 2024 | 11.0% | +12.0% |
Ukraine compared with similar countries
- Ukraine's 11.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.8%, 1.9× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Ukraine's 11.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.6%, 7.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +167.1% | 1.3% | 3.5% |
| 2015 | +96.5% | 5.8% | 11.3% |
| 2005 | +74.8% | 4.8% | 8.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.4% | 1.3% | 8.3% | 8 |
| 2010s | 8.9% | 4.8% | 13.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.8% | 9.9% | 13.2% | 4 |
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 children and adolescents of primary and lower in Ukraine?
- Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Ukraine was 11.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 13.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2002.
- How does Ukraine rank for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
- Ukraine ranks 49th out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 91.9%. 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 and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release