School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Ukraine
Ukraine: School life expectancy, primary, both sexes was 3.65 years in 2024. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Ukraine, 1971β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Ukraine stood at 3.65 years.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Ukraine peaked at 4.27 years in 2005 and was at its lowest, 2.95 years, in 1972.
Ukraine ranks 208th of 212 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.99 years | 2.95 years | 3.04 years | 8 |
| 1980s | 3.13 years | 3.02 years | 3.43 years | 8 |
| 1990s | 3.33 years | 3.02 years | 3.54 years | 8 |
| 2000s | 3.91 years | 3.39 years | 4.27 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.76 years | 3.55 years | 4.01 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.66 years | 3.64 years | 3.72 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ukraine
More education data for Ukraine
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 93.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 105,694 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 0.988 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 94.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Ukraine?
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Ukraine was 3.65 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 4.27 years in 2005.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.95 years in 1972.
- How does Ukraine rank for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes?
- Ukraine ranks 208th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. 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, published as part of School life expectancy, primary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release