School age population, early childhood … age both sexes educational in Ukraine
Ukraine: School age population, early childhood … age both sexes educational was 448,585 in 2025. ▼ Falling
School age population, early childhood educational development in Ukraine, 2013–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, early childhood educational development in Ukraine stood at 448,585. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 53.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in Ukraine peaked at 1.02 million in 2014 and was at its lowest, 448,585, in 2025.
Ukraine ranks 39th of 104 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 … age both sexes educational in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 991,615 | — |
| 2014 | 1.02 million | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 959,156 | -5.5% |
| 2016 | 933,939 | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 870,910 | -6.7% |
| 2018 | 802,848 | -7.8% |
| 2019 | 755,889 | -5.8% |
| 2020 | 695,825 | -7.9% |
| 2021 | 641,611 | -7.8% |
| 2022 | 600,068 | -6.5% |
| 2023 | 554,037 | -7.7% |
| 2024 | 451,416 | -18.5% |
| 2025 | 448,585 | -0.6% |
Ukraine compared with similar countries
- Ukraine's 448,585 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 275,788, 1.6× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Ukraine's 448,585 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 163,538, 2.7× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 904,201 | 755,889 | 1.02 million | 7 |
| 2020s | 565,257 | 448,585 | 695,825 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ukraine
- 36 Saudi Arabia 510,377 compare
- 37 Mauritania 502,802 compare
- 38 Laos 473,037 compare
- 40 Namibia 404,214 compare
- 41 Nicaragua 391,482 compare
- 42 El Salvador 391,208 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 educational development in Ukraine?
- School age population, early childhood educational development in Ukraine was 448,585 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 million in 2014.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 448,585 in 2025.
- How does Ukraine rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- Ukraine ranks 39th out of 104 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.2%. 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 educational development programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release