Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita in Ukraine
Ukraine: Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita was 12.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita in Ukraine, 2002–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ukraine recorded 12.9% for share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of up 7.7% on the previous year and up 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita in Ukraine peaked at 16.8% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2002.
That places Ukraine 43rd out of 203 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 2.0% | — |
| 2003 | 8.1% | +305.0% |
| 2004 | 8.2% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 7.7% | -5.9% |
| 2006 | 7.7% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 7.6% | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 7.7% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 8.1% | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 8.4% | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 9.1% | +8.1% |
| 2012 | 10.2% | +12.1% |
| 2013 | 10.7% | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 11.3% | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 16.0% | +41.0% |
| 2016 | 16.3% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 16.5% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 16.8% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 16.4% | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 16.3% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 15.9% | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 12.0% | -24.3% |
| 2024 | 12.9% | +7.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.1% | 2.0% | 8.2% | 8 |
| 2010s | 13.2% | 8.4% | 16.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.3% | 12.0% | 16.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ukraine
- 40 Guinea 14.7% compare
- 41 Paraguay 13.3% compare
- 42 Puerto Rico 13.3% compare
- 44 Cote d'Ivoire 12.6% compare
- 45 Malaysia 12.0% compare
- 46 Philippines 11.6% compare
More education data for Ukraine
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 683,017 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -8.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.018 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 714,916 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -8.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0189 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.63 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.6684 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 105,694 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.4915 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita in Ukraine?
- Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita in Ukraine was 12.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita recorded in Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 16.8% in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2002.
- How does Ukraine rank for share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita?
- Ukraine ranks 43rd out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.2%. 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 primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) not enrolled in any level of education, expressed as a percentage of all children in that age group.