Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Belarus
Belarus: Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary was 97.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Belarus, 2009–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
Belarus recorded 97.5% for educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in 2023.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Belarus peaked at 97.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 87.8%, in 2009.
Belarus ranks 2nd of 140 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Belarus, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 87.8% | — |
| 2016 | 97.1% | +10.5% |
| 2017 | 97.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 97.3% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 95.8% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 97.4% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 97.3% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 97.6% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 97.5% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 87.8% | 87.8% | 87.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 96.8% | 95.8% | 97.3% | 4 |
| 2020s | 97.5% | 97.3% | 97.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
- 1 Uzbekistan 97.7% compare
- 3 Kazakhstan 94.7% compare
- 4 Czechia 94.4% compare
- 5 Georgia 94.0% compare
More education data for Belarus
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Belarus?
- Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Belarus was 97.5% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 97.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.8% in 2009.
- How does Belarus rank for educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary?
- Belarus ranks 2nd out of 140 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belarus data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary, population 25+, male (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed upper secondary education.