Ukraine — Education spending
Government Education Spending (% of GDP) for Ukraine, 1970–2021.
Education spending for Ukraine was 5.14% in 2021, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 25 years, from 1970 to 2021. The highest recorded value was 7.05% in 2009. The lowest was 3.62% in 1999 (about 1.4× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.23% per year.
Ukraine ranks 53 of 172 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 31%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 4.59%, so Ukraine sits above it. It peaked in 2009 and has fallen 27% since. Over the last decade (2011–2021) the figure moved down 13%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 17 of 45 economies; Belarus (5.05%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 19% in 1997. That is 8% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 8th of 31 in 1970 → 55th of 116 in 2000 → 45th of 157 in 2020 → 49th of 152 in 2021.
Key figures
Full history — 1970 to 2021
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 5.14% | -0.2 pp |
| 2020 | 5.38% | -0.1 pp |
| 2019 | 5.44% | +0.1 pp |
| 2018 | 5.32% | -0.1 pp |
| 2017 | 5.42% | +0.4 pp |
| 2016 | 5.01% | -0.3 pp |
| 2015 | 5.34% | -0.5 pp |
| 2014 | 5.87% | -0.5 pp |
| 2013 | 6.42% | -0.0 pp |
| 2012 | 6.44% | +0.5 pp |
| 2011 | 5.94% | -1.1 pp |
| 2009 | 7.05% | +0.9 pp |
| 2008 | 6.15% | +0.2 pp |
| 2007 | 5.9% | -0.1 pp |
| 2006 | 5.98% | +0.1 pp |
| 2005 | 5.85% | +0.7 pp |
| 2004 | 5.12% | -0.3 pp |
| 2003 | 5.4% | +0.2 pp |
| 2002 | 5.24% | +0.7 pp |
| 2001 | 4.53% | +0.5 pp |
| 2000 | 4.02% | +0.4 pp |
| 1999 | 3.62% | -0.8 pp |
| 1998 | 4.45% | -1.0 pp |
| 1997 | 5.46% | +0.9 pp |
| 1970 | 4.57% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Ukraine’s Education spending in 1997?
5.46% (1997). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of GDP, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Ukraine’s Education spending growing or shrinking?
Between 1970 and 2021 the series was growing overall: +12.4% in total — about 0.2% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2021: 5.14%; 2020: 5.38%; 2019: 5.44%; 2018: 5.32%; 2017: 5.42%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS — Government Education Spending (% of GDP). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.