School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Ukraine
Ukraine: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male was 8.14 years in 2024. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Ukraine, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Ukraine stood at 8.14 years.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Ukraine peaked at 9.15 years in 2010 and was at its lowest, 7.93 years, in 2018.
That places Ukraine 154th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 7.96 years | — |
| 2000 | 8.31 years | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 8.62 years | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 8.84 years | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 8.96 years | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 8.88 years | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 9.08 years | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 8.84 years | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 8.86 years | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 8.85 years | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 8.81 years | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 9.15 years | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 8.96 years | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 8.85 years | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 8.82 years | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 8.77 years | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 8.14 years | -7.2% |
| 2016 | 8.02 years | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 7.96 years | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 7.93 years | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 7.94 years | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 7.94 years | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 7.96 years | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 8.24 years | +3.5% |
| 2024 | 8.14 years | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.96 years | 7.96 years | 7.96 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 8.81 years | 8.31 years | 9.08 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.45 years | 7.93 years | 9.15 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.07 years | 7.94 years | 8.24 years | 4 |
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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 life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Ukraine?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Ukraine was 8.14 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 9.15 years in 2010.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.93 years in 2018.
- How does Ukraine rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male?
- Ukraine ranks 154th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.2%. 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 life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release