The Order of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine "On the results of state certification of scientific institutions" of June 2, 2021 № 615 approved the conclusions on the results of state certification of scientific institutions of the National Academy of Educational Sciences of Ukraine.

The first classification group includes leading scientific institutions that have a high level of results, recognition in Ukraine and the world, demonstrating high scientific potential and effectively use it for further development, integrated into the world and European research space taking into account national interests:

• Institute of Pedagogy of the National Academy of Educational Sciences of Ukraine
• H.S. Kostyuk Institute of Psychology of the NAES of Ukraine
• Ivan Zyazyun Institute of Pedagogical and Adult Education of the NAES of Ukraine
• Mykola Yarmachenko Institute of Special Pedagogy and Psychology of the NAES of Ukraine
• Institute of Social and Political Psychology of the NAES of Ukraine
• Institute of Higher Education of the NAES of Ukraine
• Institute of Information Technologies and Learning Tools of the NAES of Ukraine
• Institute of Vocational Education and Training of the NAES of Ukraine
• Institute of Gifted Child of the NAES of Ukraine
• V.O. Sukhomlynskyi State Scientific and Pedagogical Library of Ukraine

Scientific institutions belonging to the I classification group certified for a period of five years.

The II classification group includes stable scientific institutions leading in certain areas of research, introduction of specific types of scientific products, as well as active in integration into the world and European research space, taking into account national interests:

• Institute of Problems on Education of the NAES of Ukraine
• Ukrainian Scientific and Methodological Centre for Practical Psychology and Social Work

Scientific institutions of the II classification group certified for a period of three years.