Education in Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine: official figures
71% of children of the relevant age in Kyiv Oblast attended kindergartens and other pre-school institutions in 2021, 11th highest of 23 regions (Ukraine 65%).
How many schools are in Kyiv Oblast?
Kyiv Oblast had 656 general secondary schools at the start of the 2021/22 school year, 91 fewer than in 2015/16.
Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copyHow many universities are in Kyiv Oblast?
Kyiv Oblast had 7 higher education institutions with 15,883 students in 2021/22, plus 15 professional pre-tertiary colleges with 10,582 students.
Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copyMore figures
- There were 1339 school pupils per 10,000 people in Kyiv Oblast in 2021/22, 4th highest of 23 regions (Ukraine 1028). Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- School enrolment per 10,000 residents in Kyiv Oblast rose from 1076 in 2015/16 to 1339 in 2021/22. Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- Higher education students in Kyiv Oblast numbered about 88 per 10,000 people in 2021/22, 3rd lowest of 25 regions. Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
How Kyiv Oblast compares with other oblasts
Pre-school enrolment (% of children of the relevant age) (2021)
Kyiv Oblast ranks 11 of 23, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Pre-school enrolment (% of children of the relevant age) |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Poltava Oblast | 72% |
| 9 | Kharkiv Oblast | 72% |
| 10 | Dnipropetrovsk Oblast | 71% |
| 11 | Kyiv Oblast | 71% |
| 12 | Zaporizhzhia Oblast | 70% |
| 13 | Kirovohrad Oblast | 70% |
| 14 | Kherson Oblast | 65% |
School pupils per 10,000 people (2021/22)
Kyiv Oblast ranks 4 of 23, highest first.
| Rank | Region | School pupils per 10,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rivne Oblast | 1468 |
| 2 | Volyn Oblast | 1419 |
| 3 | Zakarpattia Oblast | 1375 |
| 4 | Kyiv Oblast | 1339 |
| 5 | Chernivtsi Oblast | 1213 |
| 6 | Odesa Oblast | 1199 |
| 7 | Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast | 1192 |
Higher education students per 10,000 people (2021/22)
Kyiv Oblast ranks 23 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Higher education students per 10,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Zhytomyr Oblast | 149 |
| 20 | Zakarpattia Oblast | 140 |
| 21 | Chernihiv Oblast | 124 |
| 22 | Kirovohrad Oblast | 113 |
| 23 | Kyiv Oblast | 88 |
| 24 | Luhansk Oblast | 63 |
| 25 | Donetsk Oblast | 59 |
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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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