School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Ukraine

Ukraine: School age population, one year before than official primary entry age was 478,550 number in 2014. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2014)
478,550 number
Change on year
up 6.1%
World rank
56th
of 202 countries
All-time high
782,716 number
in 1970
All-time low
387,651 number
in 2008
Years of data
45
1970–2014

School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Ukraine, 1970–2014

0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1970199220141970: 782.7k number1971: 772.9k number1972: 755.1k number1973: 730.6k number1974: 704.5k number1975: 682.0k number1976: 669.8k number1977: 670.7k number1978: 685.1k number1979: 706.4k number1980: 727.8k number1981: 739.7k number1982: 748.3k number1983: 750.1k number1984: 747.8k number1985: 744.3k number1986: 743.9k number1987: 746.4k number1988: 750.6k number1989: 754.5k number1990: 756.1k number1991: 752.5k number1992: 747.7k number1993: 737.6k number1994: 722.6k number1995: 703.1k number1996: 680.5k number1997: 652.7k number1998: 620.2k number1999: 585.3k number2000: 550.3k number2001: 518.0k number2002: 489.8k number2003: 444.0k number2004: 426.6k number2005: 412.4k number2006: 400.5k number2007: 391.8k number2008: 387.7k number2009: 388.2k number2010: 393.8k number2011: 404.3k number2012: 425.1k number2013: 451.2k number2014: 478.6k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2014, school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Ukraine stood at 478,550 number.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.1% on the previous year and up 12.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Ukraine peaked at 782,716 number in 1970 and was at its lowest, 387,651 number, in 2008.

Ukraine ranks 56th of 202 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 715,974 number 669,763 number 782,716 number 10
1980s 745,346 number 727,842 number 754,543 number 10
1990s 695,841 number 585,320 number 756,099 number 10
2000s 440,941 number 387,651 number 550,313 number 10
2010s 430,603 number 393,814 number 478,550 number 5

Countries ranked near Ukraine

  1. 53 Malaysia 512,878 number compare
  2. 54 Senegal 496,380 number compare
  3. 55 Somalia 493,532 number compare
  4. 57 Zimbabwe 451,884 number compare
  5. 58 Republic of Korea 449,829 number compare
  6. 59 Spain 432,093 number compare

See the full ranking of 247 places β†’

More reference data data for Ukraine

All data for Ukraine β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Ukraine?
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Ukraine was 478,550 number in 2014, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry age recorded in Ukraine?
The highest recorded value was 782,716 number in 1970.
What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry age recorded in Ukraine?
The lowest recorded value was 387,651 number in 2008.
How does Ukraine rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age?
Ukraine ranks 56th out of 202 countries with data for 2014.
Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age rising or falling in Ukraine?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Ukraine data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 12,237 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/