STATISTICAL REALITIES OF THE FORMATION OF INVESTMENT POTENTIAL OF HIGHER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS OF UKRAINE

The article deals with the priority tasks faced by the higher school within the framework of the Europe 2020 strategy. The preconditions for introducing reforms to improve the efficiency of higher education are analyzed. In order to assess the state of higher education financing in Ukraine, the volume of expenditures has been analyzed and the dynamics of financing of higher education, including aggregate investment, is presented. The state of investment support for the development of higher education in Ukraine is investigated. The quantitative and qualitative indices of the main pedagogical staff of the higher educational institutions are analyzed, the dynamics of the contingent of students of higher educational institutions is presented. It is proved that the creation of a competitive Ukrainian higher education system integrated into the European Higher Education Area is possible through the encouragement of private investment in higher education and research, as well as in investing in research, development and scientific and technical work.