Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Ukraine
Ukraine: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 2.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Ukraine, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Ukraine is 2.4%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.9% 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 4.2% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 2024.
That places Ukraine 92nd out of 121 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 | 3.6% | — |
| 2015 | 3.2% | -11.2% |
| 2016 | 3.1% | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 3.5% | +13.7% |
| 2018 | 4.2% | +18.7% |
| 2019 | 4.1% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 3.6% | -12.6% |
| 2021 | 3.6% | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 2.8% | -22.0% |
| 2024 | 2.4% | -11.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.6% | 3.1% | 4.2% | 6 |
| 2020s | 3.1% | 2.4% | 3.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ukraine
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 2.4% 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 4.2% in 2018.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 2024.
- How does Ukraine rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Ukraine ranks 92nd out of 121 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 Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release