Percentage of graduates from tertiary … Percentage both sexes in Ukraine
Ukraine: Percentage of graduates from tertiary … Percentage both sexes was 10.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Ukraine, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ukraine recorded 10.3% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.2% on the previous year and up 103.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Ukraine peaked at 11.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.1%, in 2014.
That places Ukraine 60th out of 126 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary … Percentage both sexes in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 8.8% | — |
| 2001 | 8.1% | -8.5% |
| 2002 | 7.6% | -6.4% |
| 2003 | 8.0% | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 9.2% | +16.0% |
| 2006 | 8.7% | -5.6% |
| 2007 | 8.9% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 8.6% | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 8.5% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 8.7% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 9.1% | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 8.5% | -6.3% |
| 2013 | 5.2% | -38.4% |
| 2014 | 5.1% | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 5.6% | +9.5% |
| 2016 | 7.1% | +28.1% |
| 2017 | 8.1% | +14.0% |
| 2018 | 9.4% | +15.2% |
| 2019 | 9.5% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 10.1% | +6.7% |
| 2021 | 11.8% | +16.6% |
| 2023 | 11.8% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 10.3% | -12.2% |
Ukraine compared with similar countries
- Ukraine's 10.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12.3%, 84% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Ukraine's 10.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 9.5%, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.8% | 8.8% | 8.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 8.4% | 7.6% | 9.2% | 8 |
| 2010s | 7.6% | 5.1% | 9.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.0% | 10.1% | 11.8% | 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 tertiary education graduating from in Ukraine?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Ukraine was 10.3% 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 11.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.1% in 2014.
- How does Ukraine rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Ukraine ranks 60th out of 126 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 up 103.2%. 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 Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Education programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release