Primary education, pupils in Ukraine
Ukraine: Primary education, pupils was 1.40 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Primary education, pupils in Ukraine, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary education, pupils in Ukraine is 1.40 million, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 49 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.3% on the previous year and down 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, pupils in Ukraine peaked at 2.70 million in 1991 and was at its lowest, 1.40 million, in 2024.
That places Ukraine 77th out of 206 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 49 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.18 million | 2.05 million | 2.43 million | 8 |
| 1980s | 2.27 million | 2.18 million | 2.52 million | 8 |
| 1990s | 2.51 million | 2.20 million | 2.70 million | 8 |
| 2000s | 1.85 million | 1.53 million | 2.08 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.62 million | 1.54 million | 1.72 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.61 million | 1.40 million | 1.72 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ukraine
More education data for Ukraine
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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)
- School enrollment, primary 93.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 105,694 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 0.988 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 94.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, pupils in Ukraine?
- Primary education, pupils in Ukraine was 1.40 million in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, pupils recorded in Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 2.70 million in 1991.
- What is the lowest primary education, pupils recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.40 million in 2024.
- How does Ukraine rank for primary education, pupils?
- Ukraine ranks 77th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, pupils rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ukraine data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, pupils. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.