Duration of compulsory education in Belarus, Republic of
Belarus, Republic of: Duration of compulsory education was 11 years in 2025. β² Rising
Duration of compulsory education in Belarus, Republic of, 1998β2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Belarus, Republic of recorded 11 years for duration of compulsory education in 2025. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is up 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, duration of compulsory education in Belarus, Republic of peaked at 11 years in 2022 and was at its lowest, 9 years, in 1998.
Belarus, Republic of ranks 62nd of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9 years | 9 years | 9 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 9 years | 9 years | 9 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 9 years | 9 years | 9 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.33 years | 9 years | 11 years | 6 |
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More education data for Belarus, Republic of
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 22,228 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 96.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0024 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is duration of compulsory education in Belarus, Republic of?
- Duration of compulsory education in Belarus, Republic of was 11 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest duration of compulsory education recorded in Belarus, Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 11 years in 2022.
- What is the lowest duration of compulsory education recorded in Belarus, Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 9 years in 1998.
- How does Belarus, Republic of rank for duration of compulsory education?
- Belarus, Republic of ranks 62nd out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is duration of compulsory education rising or falling in Belarus, Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belarus, Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Duration of compulsory education (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release