Average years of schooling among adults in Ukraine
Ukraine: Average years of schooling among adults was 11.12 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Average years of schooling among adults in Ukraine, 1990–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, average years of schooling among adults in Ukraine stood at 11.12 years.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average years of schooling among adults in Ukraine peaked at 11.51 years in 2010 and was at its lowest, 9.28 years, in 1990.
That places Ukraine 67th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.05 years | 9.28 years | 10.71 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.22 years | 10.84 years | 11.48 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.26 years | 11.13 years | 11.51 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.12 years | 11.12 years | 11.13 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ukraine
- 64 Seychelles 11.2 years compare
- 65 Argentina 11.18 years compare
- 66 Bahrain 11.13 years compare
- 68 Malaysia 11.09 years compare
- 69 Azerbaijan 11.07 years compare
- 70 Bosnia and Herzegovina 10.97 years compare
More education data for Ukraine
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 67.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 13.7% (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 average years of schooling among adults in Ukraine?
- Average years of schooling among adults in Ukraine was 11.12 years in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average years of schooling among adults recorded in Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 11.51 years in 2010.
- What is the lowest average years of schooling among adults recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.28 years in 1990.
- How does Ukraine rank for average years of schooling among adults?
- Ukraine ranks 67th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is average years of schooling among adults rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ukraine data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Average years of schooling among adults. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average number of years (excluding years spent repeating individual grades) adults over 25 years participated in formal education.