Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Ukraine
Ukraine: Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school was 80.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Ukraine, 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ukraine recorded 80.2% for share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.9% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Ukraine peaked at 83.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 74.0%, in 2016.
Ukraine ranks 61st of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 75.6% | 74.0% | 79.2% | 5 |
| 2020s | 82.0% | 80.2% | 83.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ukraine
More education data for Ukraine
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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)
- School enrollment, primary 93.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 105,694 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 0.988 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 94.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Ukraine?
- Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Ukraine was 80.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 83.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.0% in 2016.
- How does Ukraine rank for share of children enrolled in pre-primary school?
- Ukraine ranks 61st out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children enrolled in pre-primary school rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ukraine data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of children of pre-primary school age (typically 3–5 years old) who are enrolled in pre-primary education.