Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Ukraine
Ukraine: Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates was 93.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Ukraine, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ukraine recorded 93.3% for primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in 2024.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Ukraine peaked at 127.1% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 87.4%, in 2016.
That places Ukraine 173rd out of 217 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 49 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 99.5% | 98.4% | 101.2% | 8 |
| 1980s | 104.4% | 100.7% | 114.3% | 8 |
| 1990s | 111.0% | 100.7% | 118.0% | 8 |
| 2000s | 107.6% | 98.9% | 127.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.1% | 87.4% | 100.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.6% | 91.1% | 94.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ukraine
- 170 Bolivia 93.7% compare
- 171 San Marino 93.5% compare
- 172 Seychelles 93.4% compare
- 174 Cote d'Ivoire 93.3% compare
- 175 Laos 93.1% compare
- 176 Zimbabwe 93.1% compare
More education data for Ukraine
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 67.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 13.7% (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, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Ukraine?
- Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Ukraine was 93.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates recorded in Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 127.1% in 2002.
- What is the lowest primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.4% in 2016.
- How does Ukraine rank for primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates?
- Ukraine ranks 173rd out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of children of any age group who are enrolled in primary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population of the official primary school age.