Youth (15-24 years) literacy rate, 2000-2006*-- 

male

100

Youth (15-24 years) literacy rate, 2000-2006*--

female

100

Primary school enrolment ratio 2000-2006*, gross

male

107

Primary school enrolment ratio 2000-2006*, gross

female

107

Primary school enrolment ratio 2000-2006*, net

male

83

Primary school enrolment ratio 2000-2006*, net,    

female

83

Primary school attendance ratio (2000-2006*) ratio, net

male

96

Primary school attendance ratio (2000-2006*) ratio, net

female

98

% of primary school entrants reaching grade 5 2000-2006*, admin. Data

-

-% of primary school entrants reaching grade 5 2000-2006*, survey data

100

Secondary school enrolment ratio 2000-2006*, gross

male

92

Secondary school enrolment ratio 2000-2006*, gross

female

85

Secondary school enrolment ratio 2000-2006*, net

male

82

Secondary school enrolment ratio 2000-2006*, net

female

77

Secondary school attendance ratio (2000-2006*), net

male

90

Secondary school attendance ratio (2000-2006*), net

female

93

Ukraine's educational system has produced nearly 100% literacy.  In fact, it produces the fourth largest number of academic graduates in Europe. 
Graduation rate approached 84% in 2006 for universities of all accreditation levels (average graduation rate of OECD countries is 36.4 in 2005 (OECD, 2007)). At the same time, number of PhD students possessing the degree of Candidate of Sciences increased 2.5 times the 1990 level with the average estimated graduation rate as low as 17% (estimates for USA vary between 30% to 70% with point estimate of 50% (Lovitts, 2001; Herzig, 2002; Nerad and Miller, 1996).

Definitions of the indicators
Adult literacy rate - Percentage of persons aged 15 and over who can read and write.
Gross primary or secondary school enrolment ratio - The number of children enrolled in a level (primary or secondary), regardless of age, divided by the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the same level.
Net primary school enrolment ratio - The number of children enrolled in primary school who belong to the age group that officially corresponds to primary schooling, divided by the total population of the same age group.
Net primary school attendance - Percentage of children in the age group that officially corresponds to primary schooling who attend primary school. These data come from national household surveys.
Primary school entrants reaching grade five - Percentage of the children entering the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade five.

Main data sources
Adult literacy - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), including the Education for All 2000 Assessment.  
Primary and secondary school enrolment - UNESCO, including the Education for All 2000 Assessment.
Net primary school attendance - Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) and Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS).
Reaching grade five - Admin data: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, including the Education for All 2000 Assessment. Survey data: DHS and MICS.

Notes
- Data not available.
X Indicates data that refer to years or periods other than those specified in the column heading, differ from the standard definition, or refer to only part of a country.
Y Indicates data that differ from the standard definition or refer to only part of a country, but are included in the calculation of regional and global averages.