Education in Kherson Oblast, Ukraine: official figures
65% of children of the relevant age in Kherson Oblast attended kindergartens and other pre-school institutions in 2021, 10th lowest of 23 regions (Ukraine 65%).
How many schools are in Kherson Oblast?
Kherson Oblast had 384 general secondary schools at the start of the 2021/22 school year, 86 fewer than in 2015/16.
Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copyHow many universities are in Kherson Oblast?
Kherson Oblast had 11 higher education institutions with 18,579 students in 2021/22, plus 8 professional pre-tertiary colleges with 7,382 students.
Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copyMore figures
- There were 1134 school pupils per 10,000 people in Kherson Oblast in 2021/22, 11th highest of 23 regions (Ukraine 1028). Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- School enrolment per 10,000 residents in Kherson Oblast rose from 999 in 2015/16 to 1134 in 2021/22. Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- Higher education students in Kherson Oblast numbered about 185 per 10,000 people in 2021/22, 11th lowest of 25 regions. Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
How Kherson Oblast compares with other oblasts
Pre-school enrolment (% of children of the relevant age) (2021)
Kherson Oblast ranks 14 of 23, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Pre-school enrolment (% of children of the relevant age) |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Kyiv Oblast | 71% |
| 12 | Zaporizhzhia Oblast | 70% |
| 13 | Kirovohrad Oblast | 70% |
| 14 | Kherson Oblast | 65% |
| 15 | Kyiv | 65% |
| 16 | Ternopil Oblast | 62% |
| 17 | Chernivtsi Oblast | 62% |
School pupils per 10,000 people (2021/22)
Kherson Oblast ranks 11 of 23, highest first.
| Rank | Region | School pupils per 10,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Zhytomyr Oblast | 1175 |
| 9 | Lviv Oblast | 1167 |
| 10 | Kyiv | 1136 |
| 11 | Kherson Oblast | 1134 |
| 12 | Khmelnytskyi Oblast | 1129 |
| 13 | Dnipropetrovsk Oblast | 1104 |
| 14 | Vinnytsia Oblast | 1102 |
Higher education students per 10,000 people (2021/22)
Kherson Oblast ranks 15 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Higher education students per 10,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Chernivtsi Oblast | 211 |
| 13 | Mykolaiv Oblast | 196 |
| 14 | Volyn Oblast | 189 |
| 15 | Kherson Oblast | 185 |
| 16 | Khmelnytskyi Oblast | 181 |
| 17 | Sumy Oblast | 174 |
| 18 | Rivne Oblast | 165 |
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Sources
- State Statistics Service of Ukraine: Statistical yearbook "Regions of Ukraine 2021", Part I: population, labour, education, incomes, health, housing and crime by region, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 e79c6e922ef0…)
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