Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male in Ukraine
Ukraine: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male was 13.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male in Ukraine, 2002–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ukraine recorded 13.3% for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.3% on the previous year and up 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male in Ukraine peaked at 17.2% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2002.
That places Ukraine 43rd out of 180 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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, male in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 2.0% | — |
| 2003 | 8.1% | +306.7% |
| 2004 | 7.9% | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 7.4% | -6.3% |
| 2006 | 7.5% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 7.4% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 7.8% | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 8.5% | +8.3% |
| 2010 | 8.9% | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 9.7% | +9.0% |
| 2012 | 10.9% | +12.5% |
| 2013 | 11.2% | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 12.0% | +6.6% |
| 2015 | 16.7% | +39.0% |
| 2016 | 16.7% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 16.9% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 17.2% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 16.5% | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 16.5% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 15.9% | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 12.3% | -23.0% |
| 2024 | 13.3% | +8.3% |
Ukraine compared with similar countries
- Ukraine's 13.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.2%, 2.5× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Ukraine's 13.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.9%, 7.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male 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 | +306.7% | 2.0% | 8.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.1% | 2.0% | 8.5% | 8 |
| 2010s | 13.7% | 8.9% | 17.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.5% | 12.3% | 16.5% | 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 of primary school age, male in Ukraine?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male in Ukraine was 13.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male recorded in Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 17.2% in 2018.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male 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, male?
- Ukraine ranks 43rd out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. 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 of primary school age, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release