Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Ukraine
Ukraine: Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary was 22.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
22.6%
Change on year
up 7.5%
World rank
66th
of 175 countries
All-time high
30.3%
in 2015
All-time low
21.1%
in 2023
Years of data
9
2015–2024
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Ukraine, 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Ukraine stood at 22.6%.
That represents a change of up 7.5% on the previous year and down 25.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Ukraine peaked at 30.3% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 21.1%, in 2023.
That places Ukraine 66th out of 175 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 30.3% | — |
| 2016 | 28.0% | -7.6% |
| 2017 | 28.5% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 28.9% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 29.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 27.4% | -5.5% |
| 2021 | 23.0% | -16.1% |
| 2023 | 21.1% | -8.2% |
| 2024 | 22.6% | +7.5% |
Ukraine compared with similar countries
- Ukraine's 22.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.3%, 1.5× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Ukraine's 22.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.2%, 7.0× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 28.9% | 28.0% | 30.3% | 5 |
| 2020s | 23.5% | 21.1% | 27.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ukraine
- 63 Brunei Darussalam 23.4% compare
- 64 British Virgin Islands 23.1% compare
- 65 Maldives 22.7% compare
- 67 South Africa 21.4% compare
- 68 Guyana 21.1% compare
- 69 Barbados 20.4% 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 one year before the official primary in Ukraine?
- Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Ukraine was 22.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary recorded in Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 30.3% in 2015.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.1% in 2023.
- How does Ukraine rank for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary?
- Ukraine ranks 66th out of 175 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.2%. 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 one year before the official primary entry age, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 9 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release