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 11.9% 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
In 2024, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Ukraine stood at 11.9%.
The figure is up 10.7% on the previous year and up 71.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Ukraine peaked at 14.1% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 2005.
Ukraine ranks 47th 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 | 4.3% | — |
| 2003 | 6.0% | +40.1% |
| 2004 | 4.7% | -21.0% |
| 2005 | 2.9% | -39.5% |
| 2006 | 4.6% | +62.0% |
| 2007 | 4.4% | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 4.7% | +7.1% |
| 2009 | 5.0% | +7.5% |
| 2010 | 5.3% | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 5.6% | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 6.3% | +11.2% |
| 2013 | 6.4% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 6.9% | +7.9% |
| 2015 | 12.6% | +81.4% |
| 2016 | 13.5% | +7.0% |
| 2017 | 13.9% | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 14.1% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 14.0% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 14.0% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 13.7% | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 10.7% | -21.7% |
| 2024 | 11.9% | +10.7% |
Ukraine compared with similar countries
- Ukraine's 11.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.0%, 2.4× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Ukraine's 11.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.5%, 7.9× 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +81.4% | 6.9% | 12.6% |
| 2006 | +62.0% | 2.9% | 4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.6% | 2.9% | 6.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 9.9% | 5.3% | 14.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.6% | 10.7% | 14.0% | 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 11.9% 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 14.1% in 2018.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 2005.
- How does Ukraine rank for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
- Ukraine ranks 47th 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 71.2%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release