European Integration and Educational Transformation in Ukraine: Evidence-Based Governance under Wartime Conditions

The study examines the transformation of educational governance in Ukraine under conditions of full-scale war and European integration. It aims to analyse how harmonisation of educational statistics with European standards and the emergence of transnational educational participation are associated with the development of evidence-informed governance approaches aligned with the European Education Area. The research is based on the analysis of national analytical materials concerning attitudes of the educational community towards European integration, examination of administrative statistical data on pupils residing abroad, and analytical review of current national approaches to the harmonisation of educational statistics with European classifications and reporting standards. The findings demonstrate broad institutional and professional support for European integration within the educational community. At the same time, large-scale displacement has led to the emergence of a transnational model of educational participation, with hundreds of thousands of pupils continuing their studies within the Ukrainian system while residing abroad. The study also identifies ongoing institutional efforts aimed at improving register-based reporting, digital data integration and the alignment of selected national indicators with European statistical frameworks. European integration is shown to influence educational reform processes in Ukraine under wartime conditions and to reinforce the importance of data comparability and institutional alignment. Harmonisation of educational statistics contributes to enhancing the analytical basis of educational governance and supports Ukraine’s gradual integration into the European educational and statistical space.