Data on Ukraine’s education system have been included for the first time in the Eurydice Network’s interactive resource “The Structure of European Education Systems“, featured in the “Data and Visuals” section. The national data were prepared and submitted by the National Eurydice Unit in Ukraine, the State Scientific Institution “Institute of Educational Analytics”, as part of the project “Eurydice Ukraine: Improving Education Accessibility” (EU-IEA), Grant No. 101228665.

The updated resource contains data for the 2026/2027 school and academic year and covers 42 education systems across 40 countries. In addition to Ukraine, Georgia and Moldova are also featured in the interactive diagrams for the first time.

The resource contains two interactive diagrams: the first presents the structure of early childhood education and care (ECEC) and school education, while the second covers tertiary education. They encompass the main education programmes across the levels of the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED 0-8) and allow users to compare their duration and progression across European countries.

The interactive diagrams enable users to compare:

• the structure of ECEC and school education;
• the starting ages for the relevant education programmes;
• the duration of education levels and programmes;
• general and vocational education programmes;
• the duration of compulsory education;
• the structure of tertiary education programmes.

Using the interactive filters, users can select individual countries and explore detailed information on the relevant education levels and programmes. This enables clear comparisons of the structures of national education systems, the duration of individual education levels and the diversity of education pathways across European countries.

The inclusion of Ukraine’s education system in the interactive resource enhances its international visibility, supports its integration into the wider European education information and analytical landscape, and expands opportunities for comparative education research.

Publications, comparative studies, statistical data and descriptions of national education systems are available on the official Eurydice Network website.

Further information about Eurydice’s work in Ukraine and its main areas of activity is available on the official website of the National Eurydice Unit in Ukraine.

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Further information on education and youth policies across European countries is available on the National Policies Platform.