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 8.0% in 2014. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Ukraine, 2002–2014
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2014, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Ukraine stood at 8.0%.
That represents a change of up 28.0% on the previous year and down 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Ukraine peaked at 12.0% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 3.6%, in 2002.
Ukraine ranks 55th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 3.6% | — |
| 2003 | 9.9% | +171.3% |
| 2004 | 10.2% | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 10.0% | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 11.2% | +11.6% |
| 2007 | 11.7% | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 12.0% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 11.6% | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 9.2% | -21.0% |
| 2011 | 7.1% | -22.6% |
| 2012 | 6.4% | -10.5% |
| 2013 | 6.3% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 8.0% | +28.0% |
Ukraine compared with similar countries
- Ukraine's 8.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.9%, 4.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Ukraine's 8.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.7%, 11.6× the median. (49 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 | +171.3% | 3.6% | 9.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.0% | 3.6% | 12.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 7.4% | 6.3% | 9.2% | 5 |
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 of primary school age, both sexes in Ukraine?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Ukraine was 8.0% in 2014, 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 12.0% in 2008.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6% in 2002.
- How does Ukraine rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
- Ukraine ranks 55th out of 188 countries with data for 2014.
- 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 down 21.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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
The number of students of the official age for primary education is subtracted from the total population of the same age. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for primary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/