School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Ukraine
Ukraine: School age population, early childhood education, both sexes was 1.36 million in 2025. ▼ Falling
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Ukraine, 2013–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Ukraine stood at 1.36 million.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 42.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Ukraine peaked at 2.52 million in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.35 million, in 2024.
Ukraine ranks 62nd of 207 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 2.47 million | — |
| 2014 | 2.52 million | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 2.38 million | -5.8% |
| 2016 | 2.36 million | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 2.30 million | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 2.22 million | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 2.10 million | -5.7% |
| 2020 | 1.96 million | -6.5% |
| 2021 | 1.81 million | -7.9% |
| 2022 | 1.69 million | -6.4% |
| 2023 | 1.51 million | -10.8% |
| 2024 | 1.35 million | -10.5% |
| 2025 | 1.36 million | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.34 million | 2.10 million | 2.52 million | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.61 million | 1.35 million | 1.96 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ukraine
- 59 Chile 1.42 million compare
- 60 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 1.37 million compare
- 61 Syrian Arab Republic 1.37 million compare
- 63 Italy 1.30 million compare
- 64 Iran, Islamic Republic of 1.29 million compare
- 65 Burundi 1.28 million compare
More education data for Ukraine
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0369 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Ukraine?
- School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Ukraine was 1.36 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 2.52 million in 2014.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.35 million in 2024.
- How does Ukraine rank for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes?
- Ukraine ranks 62nd out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.9%. 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 School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release