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 0.9281 GPIA 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 GPIA.
Analysis
Ukraine recorded 0.9281 GPIA for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Ukraine peaked at 1.66 GPIA in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.3064 GPIA, in 2002.
Ukraine ranks 94th 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 | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.3064 GPIA | — |
| 2003 | 0.5841 GPIA | +90.7% |
| 2004 | 1.01 GPIA | +73.2% |
| 2005 | 1.66 GPIA | +63.9% |
| 2006 | 0.979 GPIA | -41.0% |
| 2007 | 1 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.8929 GPIA | -10.8% |
| 2009 | 0.9113 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9005 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.8845 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.8518 GPIA | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 0.8646 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.828 GPIA | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 0.897 GPIA | +8.3% |
| 2016 | 0.9199 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.9184 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9288 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9455 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.9415 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.9491 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.9168 GPIA | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 0.9281 GPIA | +1.2% |
Ukraine compared with similar countries
- Ukraine's 0.9281 GPIA is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9231 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Ukraine's 0.9281 GPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.01 GPIA, 92% of 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 | +90.7% | 0.3064 GPIA | 0.5841 GPIA |
| 2004 | +73.2% | 0.5841 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA |
| 2005 | +63.9% | 1.01 GPIA | 1.66 GPIA |
| 2006 | -41.0% | 1.66 GPIA | 0.979 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.918 GPIA | 0.3064 GPIA | 1.66 GPIA | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.8939 GPIA | 0.828 GPIA | 0.9455 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9339 GPIA | 0.9168 GPIA | 0.9491 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ukraine
- 91 Oman 0.9329 GPIA compare
- 92 New Zealand 0.9317 GPIA compare
- 93 Egypt 0.9296 GPIA compare
- 95 Honduras 0.9256 GPIA compare
- 96 Syrian Arab Republic 0.9245 GPIA compare
- 97 South Africa 0.9231 GPIA 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 and adolescents of primary and lower in Ukraine?
- Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Ukraine was 0.9281 GPIA 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 1.66 GPIA in 2005.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3064 GPIA in 2002.
- How does Ukraine rank for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
- Ukraine ranks 94th 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 12.1%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release