Education in Poltava Oblast, Ukraine: official figures
72% of children of the relevant age in Poltava Oblast attended kindergartens and other pre-school institutions in 2021, 8th highest of 23 regions (Ukraine 65%).
How many schools are in Poltava Oblast?
Poltava Oblast had 534 general secondary schools at the start of the 2021/22 school year, 160 fewer than in 2015/16.
Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copyHow many universities are in Poltava Oblast?
Poltava Oblast had 8 higher education institutions with 29,895 students in 2021/22, plus 10 professional pre-tertiary colleges with 10,495 students.
Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copyMore figures
- There were 1025 school pupils per 10,000 people in Poltava Oblast in 2021/22, 5th lowest of 23 regions (Ukraine 1028). Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- School enrolment per 10,000 residents in Poltava Oblast rose from 892 in 2015/16 to 1025 in 2021/22. Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- Higher education students in Poltava Oblast numbered about 221 per 10,000 people in 2021/22, 10th highest of 25 regions. Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
How Poltava Oblast compares with other oblasts
Pre-school enrolment (% of children of the relevant age) (2021)
Poltava Oblast ranks 8 of 23, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Pre-school enrolment (% of children of the relevant age) |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Mykolaiv Oblast | 74% |
| 6 | Khmelnytskyi Oblast | 74% |
| 7 | Chernihiv Oblast | 73% |
| 8 | Poltava Oblast | 72% |
| 9 | Kharkiv Oblast | 72% |
| 10 | Dnipropetrovsk Oblast | 71% |
| 11 | Kyiv Oblast | 71% |
School pupils per 10,000 people (2021/22)
Poltava Oblast ranks 19 of 23, highest first.
| Rank | Region | School pupils per 10,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Ternopil Oblast | 1086 |
| 17 | Kirovohrad Oblast | 1069 |
| 18 | Zaporizhzhia Oblast | 1040 |
| 19 | Poltava Oblast | 1025 |
| 20 | Cherkasy Oblast | 1010 |
| 21 | Chernihiv Oblast | 1007 |
| 22 | Kharkiv Oblast | 1004 |
Higher education students per 10,000 people (2021/22)
Poltava Oblast ranks 10 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Higher education students per 10,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Cherkasy Oblast | 248 |
| 8 | Dnipropetrovsk Oblast | 227 |
| 9 | Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast | 223 |
| 10 | Poltava Oblast | 221 |
| 11 | Vinnytsia Oblast | 217 |
| 12 | Chernivtsi Oblast | 211 |
| 13 | Mykolaiv Oblast | 196 |
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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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