Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering … who in Ukraine
Ukraine: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering … who was 24.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Ukraine, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Ukraine stood at 24.7%. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Ukraine peaked at 30.2% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 24.7%, in 2024.
Ukraine ranks 105th of 113 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering … who in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 30.2% | — |
| 2015 | 29.7% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 29.5% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 27.4% | -7.0% |
| 2018 | 28.8% | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 28.9% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 28.1% | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 27.5% | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 25.5% | -7.5% |
| 2024 | 24.7% | -3.1% |
Ukraine compared with similar countries
- Ukraine's 24.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 36.5%, 68% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Ukraine's 24.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 34.2%, 72% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 29.1% | 27.4% | 30.2% | 6 |
| 2020s | 26.4% | 24.7% | 28.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ukraine
More education data for Ukraine
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 87.45 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 87.07 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Ukraine?
- Percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Ukraine was 24.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 30.2% in 2012.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.7% in 2024.
- How does Ukraine rank for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and?
- Ukraine ranks 105th out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. 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 Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes in tertiary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release