Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Ukraine
Ukraine: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes was 12.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Ukraine, 2002–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ukraine recorded 12.9% for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in 2024.
That represents a change of up 7.7% on the previous year and up 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Ukraine peaked at 16.8% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2002.
Ukraine ranks 43rd of 203 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 2.0% | — |
| 2003 | 8.1% | +305.0% |
| 2004 | 8.2% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 7.7% | -5.9% |
| 2006 | 7.7% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 7.6% | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 7.7% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 8.1% | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 8.4% | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 9.1% | +8.1% |
| 2012 | 10.2% | +12.1% |
| 2013 | 10.7% | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 11.3% | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 16.0% | +41.0% |
| 2016 | 16.3% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 16.5% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 16.8% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 16.4% | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 16.3% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 15.9% | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 12.0% | -24.3% |
| 2024 | 12.9% | +7.7% |
Ukraine compared with similar countries
- Ukraine's 12.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.9%, 3.3× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Ukraine's 12.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.4%, 9.0× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes 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 | +305.0% | 2.0% | 8.1% |
| 2015 | +41.0% | 11.3% | 16.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.1% | 2.0% | 8.2% | 8 |
| 2010s | 13.2% | 8.4% | 16.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.3% | 12.0% | 16.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ukraine
- 40 Guinea 14.7% compare
- 41 Paraguay 13.3% compare
- 42 Puerto Rico 13.3% compare
- 44 Cote d'Ivoire 12.6% compare
- 45 Malaysia 12.0% compare
- 46 Philippines 11.6% 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 of primary school age, both sexes in Ukraine?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Ukraine was 12.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes recorded in Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 16.8% in 2018.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2002.
- How does Ukraine rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
- Ukraine ranks 43rd out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.2%. 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 of primary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release