School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years) (both) in Ukraine
Ukraine: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years) (both) was 14.86 years in 2014. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Ukraine, 1981–2014
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
Ukraine recorded 14.86 years for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in 2014.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Ukraine peaked at 14.88 years in 2012 and was at its lowest, 11.86 years, in 1994.
That places Ukraine 59th out of 183 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years) (both) in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 12.07 years | — |
| 1982 | 12.07 years | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 12.13 years | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 12.17 years | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 12.23 years | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 12.28 years | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 12.55 years | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 12.37 years | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 12.38 years | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 12.15 years | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 11.95 years | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 11.86 years | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 13.07 years | +10.2% |
| 2000 | 12.99 years | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 13.73 years | +5.7% |
| 2002 | 14.12 years | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 14.42 years | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 14.35 years | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 14.56 years | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 14.68 years | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 14.76 years | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 14.79 years | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 14.77 years | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 14.76 years | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 14.8 years | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 14.88 years | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 14.83 years | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 14.86 years | +0.2% |
Ukraine compared with similar countries
- Ukraine's 14.86 years is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 13.93 years, 1.1× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Ukraine's 14.86 years is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15.71 years, 95% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.22 years | 12.07 years | 12.55 years | 7 |
| 1990s | 12.3 years | 11.86 years | 13.07 years | 6 |
| 2000s | 14.32 years | 12.99 years | 14.79 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.83 years | 14.76 years | 14.88 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ukraine
More education data for Ukraine
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 87.45 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 87.07 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Ukraine?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Ukraine was 14.86 years in 2014, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 14.88 years in 2012.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.86 years in 1994.
- How does Ukraine rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- Ukraine ranks 59th out of 183 countries with data for 2014.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ukraine data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.