Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Ukraine
Ukraine: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 3.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Ukraine, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Ukraine is 3.4%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 15.4% on the previous year and down 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Ukraine peaked at 3.8% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1999.
Ukraine ranks 12th of 126 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.1% | — |
| 2001 | 1.3% | +1141.7% |
| 2002 | 2.7% | +102.0% |
| 2003 | 1.6% | -39.7% |
| 2005 | 1.7% | +6.5% |
| 2006 | 1.5% | -11.3% |
| 2007 | 1.6% | +7.1% |
| 2008 | 1.9% | +13.9% |
| 2009 | 1.9% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 1.4% | -23.4% |
| 2011 | 2.4% | +69.1% |
| 2012 | 2.6% | +8.6% |
| 2013 | 2.3% | -14.5% |
| 2014 | 3.8% | +67.3% |
| 2015 | 3.8% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 1.8% | -52.2% |
| 2017 | 2.5% | +38.4% |
| 2018 | 2.5% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 2.2% | -11.4% |
| 2020 | 2.5% | +12.7% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | -60.1% |
| 2023 | 3.0% | +198.0% |
| 2024 | 3.4% | +15.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.8% | 1.3% | 2.7% | 8 |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 1.4% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 1.0% | 3.4% | 4 |
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More education data for Ukraine
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 9.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 104,240 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1,454 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 707,981 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 872,102 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 17.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % 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 3.4% 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 3.8% in 2015.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1999.
- How does Ukraine rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Ukraine ranks 12th 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 down 8.8%. 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 programmes in unspecified fields, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release