Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Ukraine
Ukraine: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index was 1.02 index in 2024. ▬ Flat
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Ukraine, 1993–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
Ukraine recorded 1.02 index for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Ukraine peaked at 1.02 index in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.993 index, in 1999.
Ukraine ranks 35th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 1.01 index | — |
| 1994 | 1 index | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 1.01 index | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.993 index | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.9961 index | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 1 index | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.9981 index | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.9992 index | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.994 index | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.9946 index | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.9944 index | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.9969 index | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 1 index | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 1.01 index | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 1.01 index | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 1.01 index | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 1.01 index | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 1.01 index | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 1.02 index | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.02 index | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 1.02 index | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.02 index | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.02 index | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.01 index | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 1.01 index | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 1.01 index | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.01 index | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 1.02 index | +0.3% |
Ukraine compared with similar countries
- Ukraine's 1.02 index is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9951 index, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Ukraine's 1.02 index is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9989 index, 1.0× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 index | 0.993 index | 1.01 index | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.9983 index | 0.994 index | 1.01 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.01 index | 1.01 index | 1.02 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.01 index | 1.01 index | 1.02 index | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ukraine
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.0188 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 2,126 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 81 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 5.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0166 units per person (2025)
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- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Ukraine?
- Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Ukraine was 1.02 index in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 index in 2016.
- What is the lowest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.993 index in 1999.
- How does Ukraine rank for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Ukraine ranks 35th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Ukraine data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equality in the expected number of years a child of school entrance age is likely to spend in primary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.