School enrollment, preprimary in Ukraine
Ukraine: School enrollment, preprimary was 85.8% in 2020. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, preprimary in Ukraine, 1971–2020
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
Ukraine recorded 85.8% for school enrollment, preprimary in 2020.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, preprimary in Ukraine peaked at 100.7% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 40.5%, in 1971.
That places Ukraine 72nd out of 197 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
School enrollment, preprimary in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 40.5% | — |
| 1972 | 45.3% | +11.8% |
| 1973 | 50.1% | +10.6% |
| 1974 | 55.2% | +10.2% |
| 1975 | 65.7% | +19.0% |
| 1976 | 69.6% | +5.9% |
| 1977 | 72.8% | +4.7% |
| 1978 | 77.3% | +6.2% |
| 1979 | 74.2% | -4.0% |
| 1980 | 76.6% | +3.2% |
| 1981 | 59.3% | -22.6% |
| 1982 | 60.5% | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 61.7% | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 63.3% | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 63.3% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 63.7% | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 63.9% | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 65.1% | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 65.6% | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 66.8% | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 65.7% | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 64.6% | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 58.6% | -9.2% |
| 1994 | 56.9% | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 51.2% | -10.0% |
| 1999 | 51.3% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 52.0% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 51.3% | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 53.0% | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 75.8% | +43.0% |
| 2004 | 78.6% | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 82.7% | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 87.2% | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 92.3% | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 97.0% | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 100.4% | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 99.1% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 100.4% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 100.7% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 83.9% | -16.7% |
| 2014 | 97.7% | +16.5% |
| 2015 | 84.5% | -13.5% |
| 2016 | 83.4% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 84.7% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 86.8% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 87.5% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 85.8% | -1.9% |
Ukraine compared with similar countries
- Ukraine's 85.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 71.8%, 1.2× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Ukraine's 85.8% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 93.3%, 92% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School enrollment, preprimary in Ukraine changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +43.0% | 53.0% | 75.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 61.2% | 40.5% | 77.3% | 9 |
| 1980s | 64.3% | 59.3% | 76.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 59.3% | 51.2% | 66.8% | 7 |
| 2000s | 77.0% | 51.3% | 100.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.9% | 83.4% | 100.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.8% | 85.8% | 85.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ukraine
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 enrollment, preprimary in Ukraine?
- School enrollment, preprimary in Ukraine was 85.8% in 2020, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, preprimary recorded in Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 100.7% in 2012.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, preprimary recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.5% in 1971.
- How does Ukraine rank for school enrollment, preprimary?
- Ukraine ranks 72nd out of 197 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school enrollment, preprimary rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ukraine data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, preprimary (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.