Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Ukraine
Ukraine: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 28.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Ukraine, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Ukraine stood at 28.5%.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 23.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Ukraine peaked at 42.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 17.6%, in 2017.
Ukraine ranks 48th of 122 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 42.0% | — |
| 2015 | 37.0% | -11.9% |
| 2016 | 34.6% | -6.6% |
| 2017 | 17.6% | -49.2% |
| 2018 | 31.6% | +79.9% |
| 2019 | 30.6% | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 30.6% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 29.2% | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 28.3% | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 28.5% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 32.2% | 17.6% | 42.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 29.1% | 28.3% | 30.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ukraine
More education data for Ukraine
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Ukraine?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Ukraine was 28.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 42.0% in 2012.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.6% in 2017.
- How does Ukraine rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Ukraine ranks 48th out of 122 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.0%. 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 tertiary education graduating from Business, Administration and Law programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release