Education in Lviv Oblast, Ukraine: official figures
58% of children of the relevant age in Lviv Oblast attended kindergartens and other pre-school institutions in 2021, 3rd lowest of 23 regions (Ukraine 65%).
How many schools are in Lviv Oblast?
Lviv Oblast had 1,130 general secondary schools at the start of the 2021/22 school year, 256 fewer than in 2015/16.
Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copyHow many universities are in Lviv Oblast?
Lviv Oblast had 21 higher education institutions with 90,385 students in 2021/22, plus 20 professional pre-tertiary colleges with 18,312 students.
Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copyMore figures
- There were 1167 school pupils per 10,000 people in Lviv Oblast in 2021/22, 9th highest of 23 regions (Ukraine 1028). Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- School enrolment per 10,000 residents in Lviv Oblast rose from 1027 in 2015/16 to 1167 in 2021/22. Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- Higher education students in Lviv Oblast numbered about 365 per 10,000 people in 2021/22, 3rd highest of 25 regions. Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
How Lviv Oblast compares with other oblasts
Pre-school enrolment (% of children of the relevant age) (2021)
Lviv Oblast ranks 21 of 23, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Pre-school enrolment (% of children of the relevant age) |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Chernivtsi Oblast | 62% |
| 18 | Odesa Oblast | 59% |
| 19 | Rivne Oblast | 59% |
| 20 | Volyn Oblast | 58% |
| 21 | Lviv Oblast | 58% |
| 22 | Zakarpattia Oblast | 53% |
| 23 | Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast | 51% |
School pupils per 10,000 people (2021/22)
Lviv Oblast ranks 9 of 23, highest first.
| Rank | Region | School pupils per 10,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Odesa Oblast | 1199 |
| 7 | Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast | 1192 |
| 8 | Zhytomyr Oblast | 1175 |
| 9 | Lviv Oblast | 1167 |
| 10 | Kyiv | 1136 |
| 11 | Kherson Oblast | 1134 |
| 12 | Khmelnytskyi Oblast | 1129 |
Higher education students per 10,000 people (2021/22)
Lviv Oblast ranks 3 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 |
More on Lviv Oblast: overview · economy and jobs · health · poverty and living standards · government budget · government and politics · Ukraine
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…)
Each saved copy is the file exactly as downloaded, kept so the figures can be checked even if the source changes. Report an error.