School age population, tertiary education, female in Ukraine
Ukraine: School age population, tertiary education, female was 972,410 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
972,410
Change on year
up 10.1%
World rank
58th
of 221 countries
All-time high
2.02 million
in 1979
All-time low
849,145
in 2023
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, tertiary education, female in Ukraine, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Ukraine recorded 972,410 for school age population, tertiary education, female in 2025.
That represents a change of up 10.1% on the previous year and down 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, female in Ukraine peaked at 2.02 million in 1979 and was at its lowest, 849,145, in 2023.
Ukraine ranks 58th of 221 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, female in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.89 million | — |
| 1971 | 1.92 million | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 1.91 million | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 1.92 million | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 1.93 million | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 1.96 million | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 1.99 million | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 1.99 million | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 2.02 million | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 2.02 million | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 2.02 million | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 2.00 million | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 1.95 million | -2.5% |
| 1983 | 1.89 million | -2.9% |
| 1984 | 1.87 million | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 1.82 million | -2.5% |
| 1986 | 1.77 million | -2.7% |
| 1987 | 1.72 million | -2.9% |
| 1988 | 1.68 million | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 1.76 million | +4.6% |
| 1990 | 1.77 million | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 1.78 million | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 1.77 million | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 1.76 million | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 1.76 million | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 1.76 million | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 1.77 million | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 1.77 million | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 1.77 million | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1.77 million | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 1.76 million | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 1.81 million | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 1.85 million | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 1.86 million | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 1.90 million | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 1.90 million | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 1.86 million | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 1.81 million | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 1.74 million | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 1.66 million | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 1.57 million | -5.2% |
| 2011 | 1.48 million | -5.9% |
| 2012 | 1.39 million | -5.8% |
| 2013 | 1.32 million | -5.4% |
| 2014 | 1.24 million | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 1.12 million | -9.8% |
| 2016 | 1.07 million | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 1.01 million | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 963,831 | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 920,597 | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 900,968 | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 894,968 | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 910,959 | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 849,145 | -6.8% |
| 2024 | 883,172 | +4.0% |
| 2025 | 972,410 | +10.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.96 million | 1.89 million | 2.02 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.85 million | 1.68 million | 2.02 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.77 million | 1.76 million | 1.78 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.82 million | 1.66 million | 1.90 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.21 million | 920,597 | 1.57 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 901,937 | 849,145 | 972,410 | 6 |
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More education data for Ukraine
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 93.31 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 93.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, tertiary education, female in Ukraine?
- School age population, tertiary education, female in Ukraine was 972,410 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 2.02 million in 1979.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 849,145 in 2023.
- How does Ukraine rank for school age population, tertiary education, female?
- Ukraine ranks 58th out of 221 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, female rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.4%. 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, tertiary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release