The Cabinet of Ministers has decided to gradually increase teachers’ salaries, which should make the teaching profession more attractive and competitive. Starting in January 2026, teachers’ salaries will increase by 30%.
Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko announced this. According to her, the state budget has already provided funding for the first eight months of 2026. In particular, UAH 91.8 billion in educational subventions have been distributed among local budgets, and another UAH 21.4 billion is aimed at ensuring wage increases without increasing overall state budget expenditures. In addition, from September 2026, an additional 20% increase in teachers’ salaries is planned.
The government also financed monthly supplements for teachers working in difficult conditions.
“Monthly supplements for teachers have been financed. More than 409 thousand teachers will receive monthly supplements for working in adverse working conditions in the period from January to August 2026, of which 25.5 thousand are in frontline communities. For this purpose, UAH 10.37 billion has been allocated within the budget of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine,” the head of government noted.
At the same time, the state continues to update educational programs and implement modern approaches within the framework of the New Ukrainian School reform. According to Svyrydenko, financial decisions directly affect the quality of education and its development.
Special attention is paid to the security of educational institutions. The government has updated the procedure for providing subventions for the construction of shelters.
“The state will directly finance facilities with a readiness of 60% (instead of 40%), without increasing the cost of projects from the state budget,” Svyrydenko reported.
The financing of new facilities will be carried out taking into account the levels of security risks in the education system: 40% of funds will be directed to territories with a very high level of risk, 35% – with a high level, and 25% – to communities with moderate and satisfactory levels of risk, which is a significant increase compared to previous indicators.
