Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Ukraine
Ukraine: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 8.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Ukraine, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Ukraine stood at 8.9%.
The figure is up 9.7% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Ukraine peaked at 9.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 3.3%, in 1999.
That places Ukraine 7th out of 124 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 3.3% | — |
| 2001 | 3.6% | +9.1% |
| 2002 | 3.6% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 3.6% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 4.4% | +21.4% |
| 2006 | 4.1% | -6.1% |
| 2007 | 4.7% | +14.3% |
| 2008 | 4.5% | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 4.7% | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 4.6% | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 4.9% | +6.6% |
| 2012 | 5.6% | +14.8% |
| 2013 | 6.9% | +23.2% |
| 2014 | 8.3% | +20.0% |
| 2015 | 8.7% | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 9.2% | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 9.0% | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 8.7% | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 8.3% | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 8.7% | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 8.3% | -4.6% |
| 2023 | 8.1% | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 8.9% | +9.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.3% | 3.3% | 3.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 4.2% | 3.6% | 4.7% | 8 |
| 2010s | 7.4% | 4.6% | 9.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.5% | 8.1% | 8.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ukraine
- 4 Republic of Korea 9.4% compare
- 5 Philippines 9.4% compare
- 6 Russian Federation 9.0% compare
- 8 Slovenia 8.6% compare
- 9 Türkiye 8.6% compare
- 10 Croatia 8.6% compare
More education data for Ukraine
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 105,694 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 67.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 13.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 93.31 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 93.3% (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 8.9% 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 9.2% in 2016.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3% in 1999.
- How does Ukraine rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Ukraine ranks 7th out of 124 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 7.9%. 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 Services programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 23 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release