Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Ukraine
Ukraine: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 19.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Ukraine, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ukraine recorded 19.6% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 42.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Ukraine peaked at 34.4% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 19.6%, in 2024.
Ukraine ranks 63rd of 123 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 33.3% | — |
| 2013 | 33.3% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 33.9% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 34.4% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 33.8% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 30.7% | -9.3% |
| 2018 | 26.8% | -12.6% |
| 2019 | 25.2% | -6.0% |
| 2020 | 24.3% | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 23.9% | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 20.5% | -14.2% |
| 2024 | 19.6% | -4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 31.4% | 25.2% | 34.4% | 8 |
| 2020s | 22.1% | 19.6% | 24.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ukraine
- 60 Zimbabwe 19.8% compare
- 61 Seychelles 19.7% compare
- 62 Saudi Arabia 19.6% compare
- 64 Puerto Rico 19.4% compare
- 65 Poland 19.3% compare
- 66 Spain 19.2% compare
More education data for Ukraine
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -8.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0369 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 683,017 (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 19.6% 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 34.4% in 2015.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.6% in 2024.
- How does Ukraine rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Ukraine ranks 63rd out of 123 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 42.3%. 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 Engineering, Manufacturing and Construction programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release