Education in Kyiv, Ukraine: official figures
65% of children of the relevant age in Kyiv attended kindergartens and other pre-school institutions in 2021, 9th lowest of 23 regions (Ukraine 65%).
How many schools are in Kyiv?
Kyiv had 579 general secondary schools at the start of the 2021/22 school year, 83 more than in 2015/16.
Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copyHow many universities are in Kyiv?
Kyiv had 83 higher education institutions with 253,770 students in 2021/22, plus 14 professional pre-tertiary colleges with 31,974 students.
Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copyMore figures
- There were 1136 school pupils per 10,000 people in Kyiv in 2021/22, 10th highest of 23 regions (Ukraine 1028). Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- School enrolment per 10,000 residents in Kyiv rose from 916 in 2015/16 to 1136 in 2021/22. Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- Higher education students in Kyiv numbered about 860 per 10,000 people in 2021/22, the highest of 25 regions. Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
How Kyiv compares with other city with special statuss
Pre-school enrolment (% of children of the relevant age) (2021)
Kyiv ranks 15 of 23, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Pre-school enrolment (% of children of the relevant age) |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Zaporizhzhia Oblast | 70% |
| 13 | Kirovohrad Oblast | 70% |
| 14 | Kherson Oblast | 65% |
| 15 | Kyiv | 65% |
| 16 | Ternopil Oblast | 62% |
| 17 | Chernivtsi Oblast | 62% |
| 18 | Odesa Oblast | 59% |
School pupils per 10,000 people (2021/22)
Kyiv ranks 10 of 23, highest first.
| Rank | Region | School pupils per 10,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast | 1192 |
| 8 | Zhytomyr Oblast | 1175 |
| 9 | Lviv Oblast | 1167 |
| 10 | Kyiv | 1136 |
| 11 | Kherson Oblast | 1134 |
| 12 | Khmelnytskyi Oblast | 1129 |
| 13 | Dnipropetrovsk Oblast | 1104 |
Higher education students per 10,000 people (2021/22)
Kyiv ranks 1 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Higher education students per 10,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kyiv | 860 |
| 2 | Kharkiv Oblast | 471 |
| 3 | Lviv Oblast | 365 |
| 4 | Odesa Oblast | 288 |
| 5 | Zaporizhzhia Oblast | 281 |
| 6 | Ternopil Oblast | 264 |
| 7 | Cherkasy Oblast | 248 |
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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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