School age population, lower secondary education, female in Ukraine
Ukraine: School age population, lower secondary education, female was 1.08 million in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
1.08 million
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
44th
of 220 countries
All-time high
2.06 million
in 1970
All-time low
904,363
in 2015
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, lower secondary education, female in Ukraine, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, lower secondary education, female in Ukraine is 1.08 million, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, female in Ukraine peaked at 2.06 million in 1970 and was at its lowest, 904,363, in 2015.
That places Ukraine 44th out of 220 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, female in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.06 million | — |
| 1971 | 2.05 million | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 2.05 million | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 2.05 million | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 2.02 million | -1.2% |
| 1975 | 1.98 million | -2.1% |
| 1976 | 1.90 million | -3.8% |
| 1977 | 1.84 million | -3.2% |
| 1978 | 1.78 million | -3.4% |
| 1979 | 1.73 million | -2.6% |
| 1980 | 1.70 million | -1.9% |
| 1981 | 1.70 million | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 1.71 million | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 1.73 million | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 1.74 million | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 1.76 million | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 1.78 million | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 1.78 million | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 1.78 million | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 1.78 million | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 1.78 million | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 1.79 million | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 1.80 million | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 1.82 million | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 1.85 million | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 1.87 million | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 1.87 million | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 1.90 million | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 1.92 million | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 1.91 million | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 1.82 million | -4.8% |
| 2001 | 1.75 million | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 1.67 million | -5.0% |
| 2003 | 1.57 million | -5.6% |
| 2004 | 1.48 million | -6.0% |
| 2005 | 1.39 million | -5.8% |
| 2006 | 1.31 million | -5.7% |
| 2007 | 1.24 million | -5.6% |
| 2008 | 1.17 million | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 1.11 million | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 1.06 million | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 1.01 million | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 961,194 | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 939,210 | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 934,996 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 904,363 | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 921,683 | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 960,970 | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 998,348 | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 1.04 million | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 1.08 million | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 1.11 million | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 1.13 million | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 1.08 million | -4.7% |
| 2024 | 1.06 million | -1.2% |
| 2025 | 1.08 million | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.95 million | 1.73 million | 2.06 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.75 million | 1.70 million | 1.78 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.85 million | 1.78 million | 1.92 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.45 million | 1.11 million | 1.82 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 972,729 | 904,363 | 1.06 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.09 million | 1.06 million | 1.13 million | 6 |
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More education data for Ukraine
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, female in Ukraine?
- School age population, lower secondary education, female in Ukraine was 1.08 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 2.06 million in 1970.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 904,363 in 2015.
- How does Ukraine rank for school age population, lower secondary education, female?
- Ukraine ranks 44th out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.1%. 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, lower secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release