Education · Europe & Central Asia · Upper-middle income
Ukraine: education in numbers
Pre-primary enrolment is 85.8% (2020), 71st of 176 in the world and 36th of 51 in Europe & Central Asia. Primary enrolment is 93.3% (2024), 152nd of 191 in the world and 52nd of 53 in Europe & Central Asia. Primary completion is 94.6% (2024), 84th of 168 in the world and 38th of 47 in Europe & Central Asia.
Pre-primary enrolment
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Primary enrolment
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Education: Ukraine in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Europe & Central Asia; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-primary enrolmentPre-primary enrolment, % gross | 85.8%2020 | 71/176 | 36/51 | 52.0% | 99.1% | 85.8% | −13.2 ppsince 2010 | 78.3% | 77.9% | 60.9% | |
| Primary enrolmentPrimary school enrolment, % gross | 93.3%2024 | 152/191 | 52/53 | 112.9% | 100.1% | 91.1% | −2.2 ppsince 2014 | 99.9% | 100.7% | 102.2% | |
| Primary completionPrimary completion rate, % of age group | 94.6%2024 | 84/168 | 38/47 | 95.3% | 100.0% | 89.8% | −1.6 ppsince 2014 | 98.1% | 95.2% | 88.0% | |
| Secondary enrolmentSecondary school enrolment, % gross | 86.2%2024 | 116/176 | 50/53 | 97.8% | 98.1% | 84.4% | −12.1 ppsince 2014 | 103.3% | 96.5% | 77.3% | |
| Lower secondary completionLower secondary completion rate, % of age group | 89.8%2024 | 87/168 | 43/50 | 94.9% | 118.4% | 86.3% | −10.2 ppsince 2014 | 91.9% | 93.0% | 77.9% | |
| Tertiary enrolmentTertiary enrolment, % gross | 87.2%2024 | 18/172 | 9/52 | 50.5% | 81.9% | 82.1% | +3.4 ppsince 2014 | 84.9% | 64.6% | 43.6% | |
| Out-of-school childrenChildren out of school, % of primary school age | 12.9%2024 | 36/178 | 2/51 | 2.0%2002 | 8.4% | 16.3% | +1.6 ppsince 2014 | — | 4.0% | — | |
| Pupils per teacherPupils per teacher, primary | 13.02018 | 134/173 | 25/48 | 19.9 | 15.7 | 13.02018 | −18%since 2008 | 14.9 | 18.4 | 23.4 | |
| Education spendingPublic spending on education, % of GDP | 5.1%2021 | 58/184 | 18/49 | 4.0% | 5.9%2011 | 5.4% | −0.8 ppsince 2011 | 4.6% | 3.6% | 3.6% | |
| Education, % of budgetEducation spending, % of government expenditure | 12.7%2021 | 90/179 | 14/49 | 11.4% | 13.5%2011 | 11.8% | −0.8 ppsince 2011 | 11.7% | 15.1% | 14.0% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Tertiary enrolment+3.4 pp87.2% in 2024
- Pupils per teacher−18%13.0 in 2018
Worse than ten years ago
- Pre-primary enrolment−13.2 pp85.8% in 2020
- Primary completion−1.6 pp94.6% in 2024
- Secondary enrolment−12.1 pp86.2% in 2024
- Lower secondary completion−10.2 pp89.8% in 2024
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Ukraine and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Ukraine. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Ukraine | Russia | Poland | Romania | Hungary | Belarus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-primary enrolment | 85.8%2020 | 86.0%2019 | 93.9%2020 | 94.9%2020 | 90.8%2020 | 96.8%2021 |
| Primary enrolment | 93.3%2024 | 97.7%2023 | 105.4%2024 | 84.9%2023 | 102.9%2024 | 96.8%2024 |
| Primary completion | 94.6%2024 | 100.0%2019 | 94.7%2019 | 81.0%2023 | 108.9%2024 | 95.8%2024 |
| Secondary enrolment | 86.2%2024 | 92.5%2023 | 107.9%2024 | 81.6%2023 | 107.4%2024 | 94.8%2024 |
| Lower secondary completion | 89.8%2024 | 97.0%2019 | 55.0%2024 | 78.0%2023 | 93.8%2024 | 100.8%2024 |
| Tertiary enrolment | 87.2%2024 | 60.4%2024 | 80.9%2024 | 55.2%2023 | 60.5%2024 | 70.1%2024 |
| Out-of-school children | 12.9%2024 | 4.9%2023 | 0.1%2024 | 15.6%2023 | 2.8%2024 | 4.5%2024 |
| Pupils per teacher | 13.02018 | 21.32017 | 10.22017 | 19.32017 | 10.82016 | 19.22018 |
| Education spending | 5.1%2021 | 4.2%2023 | 4.3%2022 | 3.3%2022 | 3.8%2022 | 5.0%2024 |