Rebuilding Education For A Smarter And Stronger Ukraine

Since the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, educational institutions in significant parts of Ukrainian territory that are currently or previously occupied by the Russian armed forces have been destroyed, looted, and students and teachers have been displaced or forced to attend what the occupiers refer to as ‘Russian’ schools (Figure 1). As of February 2023, 10.7% of Ukrainian educational institutions were damaged or destroyed due to the Russian aggression (Table 1). Ukrainian curricula and textbooks have been banned and even destroyed. Many kindergartens, schools and universities in the areas controlled by Ukraine have been damaged by missile or drone strikes, energy outages caused by Russian attacks on critical infrastructure, or have been affected by capacity constraints due to a large number of internally displaced people (IDPs) fleeing from the occupied territories.