Teachers' Day is celebrated in Ukraine

04.10.2026, 08:30◉ 02 min readEditorial team “SHCHO STALOSIA”

On Sunday, October 4, Ukraine celebrates the Day of Education Workers, or Teachers' Day. — Ukrinform.

According to Ukrinform, the holiday was established by the Decree of the President of Ukraine No. 513/94 "On the Day of Education Workers" dated September 11, 1994 and is celebrated annually on the first Sunday of October.

The tradition of celebrating the professional holiday of educators on the first Sunday of October was formed in Soviet times – it was consolidated at the state level in 1980.

Do not confuse the Day of Education Workers with the international holiday – World Teachers' Day, established on the recommendation of UNESCO since 1994. It is celebrated on a fixed date – October 5.

Since the Day of Education Workers of Ukraine falls on Sunday, solemn events, concerts and greetings in educational institutions are usually held in advance – on the Friday before the holiday, which is celebrated not only by school teachers, but also by everyone specialists involved in the education system.

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It should be noted that today Ukrainian teachers work in particularly difficult conditions: under the threat of shelling, in shelters or online, because during the full-scale war, as a result of Russian attacks, more than 4 thousand people were destroyed and damaged. educational institutions. According to the Minister of Education and Science Andriy Butenko, almost every day as a result of Russian attacks there is destruction of kindergartens and schools, and in fact every week – infrastructure destruction of institutions of higher and academic education.

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As Ukrinform reported earlier, President Volodymyr Zelensky said that the salaries of teachers, despite the war, would grow.