Belarus vs Ireland: Share of children who have completed primary school

Belarus
99.8%
in 2025
Ireland
99.8%
in 2025
Belarus rank
20th
Ireland rank
18th

Share of children who have completed primary school over time

  • Belarus
  • Ireland
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How they compare

Ireland currently reports 99.8% against 99.8% in Belarus, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Belarus ahead.

Belarus ranks 20th and Ireland ranks 18th of 165 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of children who have completed primary school
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
165 places, 7,390 data points, 1981–2025
Last refreshed

The share of children who are three to five years older than the official age for the last grade of primary education who have successfully completed it. This broader age band is used to include children who started school late or had to resit particular years.