2026 Budget (highest ever):

  • UAH 298.8 billion for Education & Science (+UAH 85B vs 2025).

Teacher Salaries:

  • +50% increase in 2026 (30% from Jan 1; +20% from Sept 1).
  • Total salary fund: UAH 183.9B.

Item

Scale

Free meals

3.5M students (grades 1–11)

Scholarships

163,800 students — doubled amount

Textbooks

14.1M copies for 4th & 9th grades

Shelters

UAH 6.2B for schools & kindergartens

 

 

 

 

 

 

Science:

  • UAH 300M — competitive research.
  • UAH 100M — new applied research contest with business.

Bottom line: Ukraine is investing in education at wartime speed — preparing for post-war recovery.