Completion rate, upper secondary education, both … modelled data both in Belarus
Belarus: Completion rate, upper secondary education, both … modelled data both was 94.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
94.5%
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
11th
of 164 countries
All-time high
94.5%
in 2025
All-time low
68.3%
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Belarus, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Belarus stood at 94.5%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Belarus peaked at 94.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 68.3%, in 1981.
That places Belarus 11th out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, both … modelled data both in Belarus, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 68.3% | — |
| 1982 | 69.1% | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 70.0% | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 70.9% | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 71.8% | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 72.6% | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 73.5% | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 74.5% | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 75.5% | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 76.4% | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 77.5% | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 78.7% | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 80.0% | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 81.4% | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 82.7% | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 83.9% | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 84.8% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 85.5% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 86.2% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 86.8% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 87.4% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 88.0% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 88.4% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 88.8% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 89.1% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 89.3% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 89.6% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 89.9% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 90.1% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 90.3% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 90.5% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 90.8% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 91.0% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 91.2% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 91.4% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 91.7% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 92.1% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 92.5% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 92.8% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 93.1% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 93.4% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 93.7% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 94.0% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 94.3% | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 94.5% | +0.3% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 94.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 72.5%, 1.3× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 94.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 89.0%, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 71.8% | 68.3% | 75.5% | 9 |
| 1990s | 81.7% | 76.4% | 86.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 88.7% | 86.8% | 90.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.4% | 90.3% | 92.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.8% | 93.1% | 94.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
- 8 Turkmenistan 95.4% compare
- 9 Greece 95.2% compare
- 10 Ireland 95.1% compare
- 12 Armenia 94.4% compare
- 13 Saint Lucia 94.2% compare
- 14 United States 93.5% compare
More education data for Belarus
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 94.52 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 95.51 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 71,514 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 398 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 150,651 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 133,965 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 729,741 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 444,044 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.76 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Belarus?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Belarus was 94.5% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 94.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.3% in 1981.
- How does Belarus rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data)?
- Belarus ranks 11th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belarus data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release