Over-age students, primary in Ukraine
Ukraine: Over-age students, primary was 8.5% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Over-age students, primary in Ukraine, 2002–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of enrollment.
Analysis
The most recent figure for over-age students, primary in Ukraine is 8.5%, measured in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.4% on the previous year and down 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary in Ukraine peaked at 15.7% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 7.0%, in 2015.
Ukraine ranks 76th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Over-age students, primary in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | % of enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 9.7% | — |
| 2003 | 8.8% | -9.6% |
| 2004 | 8.8% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 15.7% | +79.0% |
| 2006 | 11.6% | -26.5% |
| 2007 | 10.3% | -11.0% |
| 2008 | 9.5% | -7.9% |
| 2009 | 9.0% | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 8.3% | -7.5% |
| 2011 | 7.9% | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 7.4% | -6.8% |
| 2013 | 7.5% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 7.3% | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 7.0% | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 7.1% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 7.9% | +12.2% |
| 2018 | 8.5% | +6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.4% | 8.8% | 15.7% | 8 |
| 2010s | 7.7% | 7.0% | 8.5% | 9 |
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More education data for Ukraine
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 105,694 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 67.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 13.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is over-age students, primary in Ukraine?
- Over-age students, primary in Ukraine was 8.5% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary recorded in Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 15.7% in 2005.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.0% in 2015.
- How does Ukraine rank for over-age students, primary?
- Ukraine ranks 76th out of 191 countries with data for 2018.
- Is over-age students, primary rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ukraine data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.