The article is focused on the study of the main aspects and trends of adult education as an important component of lifelong learning in the international educational space with the view to use good practice in adult education development in Ukraine. Foreign experience in studying this subject is analyzed, and researches by domestic scientists are systematized. A number of decisions and documents confirming the importance of adult education development in the context of Ukraine’s integration into the EU are outlined. The main factors affecting the functioning and development of adult education, namely economic, social, demographic, cultural, and international relations, are highlighted. The analytical tools of the Web of Science Core Collection database were used to іdentify researches on the development of adult education at the international level. This tool has made it possible to find the most cited research papers and the frequency of using the concepts of «adult education» and «adult learning» in titles of scientific publications in the Web of Science Core Collection database as of February 10, 2021. The Eurostat database was used and some educational indicators of adult education were compared in terms of 35 countries. The activities of main international organizations for adult education such as UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning, International Council for Adult Education, European Association for the Education of Adults, Electronic Platform for Adult Learning in Europe, etc. are characterized. The findings of the analytical report «What adult learning policy should be in Ukraine?» and the results of an online questionnaire «Expert survey to determine the main directions for the formation of state policy on adult education in Ukraine», were analyzed in detail in order to describe the recent trends of adult education in Ukraine. The conclusion was reached that it is necessary to adopt a law on adult education in Ukraine, as well as to expand cooperation between Ukraine and EU сountries on the development of adult education.

The authors studied the legal documents on the collection and processing of sectoral reports on the logistics of higher education institutions (HEI). The purpose of the article is to conduct a comparative analysis of the state of logistics of the HEIs of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine using specific statistical and financial indicators. The method of system and structural-hierarchical analysis is applied in the work, it was used to develop the information model of information collection and processing, the methodology and technology of information databases formation; a statistical method for determining the relationships between indicators and developing a system of analytical indicators. For the information and analytical support, the data from the databases «Legal Entities» and «Financial and Economic Reporting» are used, formed using common methodological principles. Analytical indicators make it possible to assess the condition of academic buildings and dormitories, make it possible to identify technically obsolete facilities in need of repair, modernization or decommissioning. To do this, a number of indicators have been calculated and presented, including the provision of space in academic buildings and dormitories per full-time student, the average annual cost of maintaining one square meter of building area, the coefficient of wear and tear, etc. Analytical data are formed based on the financial results of the HEIs for the year 2019 in Ukraine as a whole, for each group of the HEIs and each institution of higher education. The obtained results make possible operational monitoring of the working efficiency of academic buildings and dormitories. The proposed framework of data processing, storage and usage provides high-quality analytical information when making management decisions on logistics issues of the HEIs. The topic of further research should be the development of the information and analytical system combining and using indicators of two information databases, namely «Legal Entities» and «Financial and Economic Reporting».