Percentage of graduates from tertiary … graduates Services both sexes in Ukraine
Ukraine: Percentage of graduates from tertiary … graduates Services both sexes 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 … graduates Services both sexes 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% |
Ukraine compared with similar countries
- Ukraine's 8.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.6%, 1.9× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Ukraine's 8.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.0%, 1.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
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
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 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.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release