1.8 Statistics on educational institutions

This section provides the most recent available data on the number of educational institutions from pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education level (ISCED levels 0-4). More detailed information on higher education statistics is provided in chapter 7, and on adult education in chapter 8. Additional information on the details of educational institutions can be found on the website of the SSI ‘Institute of Educational Analytics’. The notes below the tables provide methodological explanations necessary for a good interpretation of data.

Statistics on educational institutions providing regular education (as of 2023)

Type of educational institution in English (and in Ukrainian)ISCED levels providedMain orientation of the programmes providedNumber of educational institutions
TotalPublicGovernment-dependent privatePrivate independent
Primary schools with a
pre-primary department 
(початкові школи з
дошкільним
відділенням)
0, 1G298282(-)16
Primary schools
(початкові школи)
1G496439(-)57
Gymnasiums with a pre-primary
department and a
primary school (гімназії
з дошкільним
відділенням та
початковою школою)
0, 1, 2, 3G1 0701 053(-)17
Gymnasiums with а
primary school (гімназії
з початковою школою)
1, 2, 3G2 4412 409(-)32
Lyceums with a pre-
primary department, a
primary school and a
gymnasium (ліцеї з
дошкільним
відділенням,
початковою школою
та гімназією)
0, 1, 2, 3, 4G, V1 4411 394(-)47
Lyceums with a
primary school and a
gymnasium (ліцеї з
початковою школою
та гімназією)
1, 2, 3, 4
G, V5 8725 707(-)165
Lyceums with a pre-primary department, and a gymnasium
(ліцеї з дошкільним
відділенням та
гімназією)
1, 3, 4G, V87(-)1
Lyceums with a
gymnasium (ліцеї з
гімназією)
2, 3, 4G, V327295(-)32
Gymnasiums
(гімназії)
2, 3G170160(-)10
Lyceums (ліцеї)2, 3, 4G, V561532(-)29
Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine, 2023 [Accessed: 20 September 2024].
МСКО = International Standard Classification of Education
G = General  V = Vocational 
(:) Data not available(-) Not applicable
Terminology
The 2020 version of the Unesco/OECD/Eurostat Manual on concepts, definitions and classification can be consulted for the definitions of regular education (p.10); general and vocational programmes of education (p.19); as well as public institution, government-dependent private institution and private independent institution (pp. 24-26).

Notes
The educational institutions are counted in accordance with the legal entity approach. The use of (-) indicates that there are no educational institutions within the specific governance category.

Statistics on separate educational institutions providing special needs education (as of 2023)

Type of educational institution in English (and in Ukrainian)ISCED levels providedMain orientation of the programmes providedNumber of educational institutions
TotalPublicGovernment-dependent privatePrivate independent
Special institutions of
general secondary
education
(спеціальні заклади
загальної середньої освіти)
1, 2, 3G290290(-)(-)
Training and
rehabilitation centers of
special institutions of
general secondary
education (навчально-
реабілітаційні центри
спеціальних закладів
загальної середньої
освіти)
1, 2, 3G7777(-)(-)
Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine, 2023 [Accessed: 20 September 2024].
МСКО = International Standard Classification of Education
G = General  V = Vocational 
(:) Data not available(-) Not applicable
Terminology
The 2020 version of the Unesco/OECD/Eurostat Manual on concepts, definitions and classification can be consulted for the definitions of regular education (p.10); general and vocational programmes of education (p.19); as well as public institution, government-dependent private institution and private independent institution (pp. 24-26).

Notes
The educational institutions are counted in accordance with the legal entity approach. The use of (-) indicates that there are no educational institutions within the specific governance category.