Average years of schooling, males vs. females in Belarus
Belarus: Average years of schooling, males vs. females was 12.29 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Average years of schooling, males vs. females in Belarus, 1995–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for average years of schooling, males vs. females in Belarus is 12.29 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average years of schooling, males vs. females in Belarus peaked at 12.29 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 10.33 years, in 1995.
Belarus ranks 41st of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Average years of schooling, males vs. females in Belarus, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 10.33 years | — |
| 1996 | 10.4 years | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 10.47 years | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 10.54 years | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 10.61 years | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 10.68 years | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 10.75 years | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 10.83 years | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 10.9 years | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 10.97 years | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 11.05 years | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 11.12 years | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 11.2 years | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 11.27 years | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 11.35 years | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 11.43 years | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 11.51 years | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 11.58 years | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 11.66 years | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 11.74 years | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 11.82 years | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 11.9 years | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 11.97 years | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 12.05 years | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 12.13 years | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 12.21 years | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 12.29 years | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 12.29 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 12.29 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.47 years | 10.33 years | 10.61 years | 5 |
| 2000s | 11.01 years | 10.68 years | 11.35 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.78 years | 11.43 years | 12.13 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.27 years | 12.21 years | 12.29 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
- 38 Singapore 12.33 years compare
- 39 Croatia 12.33 years compare
- 40 Russian Federation 12.32 years compare
- 42 Kyrgyzstan 12.17 years compare
- 43 Uzbekistan 12.08 years compare
- 44 Saudi Arabia 11.97 years compare
More education data for Belarus
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 22,119 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 109 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 160,709 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -2.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 145,750 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -2.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average years of schooling, males vs. females in Belarus?
- Average years of schooling, males vs. females in Belarus was 12.29 years in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average years of schooling, males vs. females recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 12.29 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest average years of schooling, males vs. females recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.33 years in 1995.
- How does Belarus rank for average years of schooling, males vs. females?
- Belarus ranks 41st out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is average years of schooling, males vs. females rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belarus data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Average years of schooling, males vs. females. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average number of years (excluding years spent repeating individual grades) men over 25 years participated in formal education.