Population of compulsory school age, female in Ukraine
Ukraine: Population of compulsory school age, female was 2.22 million in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population of compulsory school age, female in Ukraine, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, population of compulsory school age, female in Ukraine stood at 2.22 million.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, female in Ukraine peaked at 3.71 million in 1998 and was at its lowest, 2.12 million, in 2015.
That places Ukraine 52nd out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Population of compulsory school age, female in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 3.71 million | — |
| 1999 | 3.65 million | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 3.50 million | -4.2% |
| 2001 | 3.36 million | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 3.22 million | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 3.29 million | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 3.11 million | -5.5% |
| 2005 | 2.94 million | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 2.78 million | -5.6% |
| 2007 | 2.63 million | -5.2% |
| 2008 | 2.50 million | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 2.39 million | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 2.30 million | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 2.25 million | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 2.21 million | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 2.20 million | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 2.20 million | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 2.12 million | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 2.16 million | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 2.21 million | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 2.26 million | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 2.33 million | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 2.38 million | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 2.42 million | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 2.42 million | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 2.25 million | -6.8% |
| 2024 | 2.20 million | -2.2% |
| 2025 | 2.22 million | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.68 million | 3.65 million | 3.71 million | 2 |
| 2000s | 2.97 million | 2.39 million | 3.50 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.23 million | 2.12 million | 2.33 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.32 million | 2.20 million | 2.42 million | 6 |
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More education data for Ukraine
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of compulsory school age, female in Ukraine?
- Population of compulsory school age, female in Ukraine was 2.22 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 3.71 million in 1998.
- What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.12 million in 2015.
- How does Ukraine rank for population of compulsory school age, female?
- Ukraine ranks 52nd out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population of compulsory school age, female rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. 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 Population of compulsory school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release