Ukraine Response — Regional Analysis — Access to Education for Refugees from Ukraine (January - June 2024)

IOM’s Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) collected data through surveys conducted between January 1 and June 23, 2024, with Refugees from Ukraine in nine countries: Czechia, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, the Republic of Moldova, and Slovakia. The data is based on responses from 9,157 adult Ukrainian nationals who arrived in these countries after January 1, 2022.

Key findings:
Children’s Education: 86% of households have school-aged children. Nine out of ten children (92%) are enrolled in some form of schooling, including in local schools, remotely in Ukrainian schools, both (dual enrolment), or homeschooling.
Households with Disabilities: Households with a child with a disability have at higher rates at least one child not attending school (26%) compared to households without a child with disabilities (6%).
Barriers to Employment: 11% of respondents reported that a lack of recognition of their qualifications in the host country was a barrier to finding employment.
Education and Language: 49% of respondents had attended language courses, and many adults (22%) expressed a desire to continue their education to improve job prospects.