Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in Belarus
Belarus: Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government was 12.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in Belarus, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in UIS calculation.
Analysis
In 2024, expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in Belarus stood at 12.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in Belarus peaked at 13.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1999.
Belarus ranks 104th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in Belarus, year by year
| Year | UIS calculation | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.0% | — |
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2004 | 12.6% | — |
| 2005 | 12.6% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 12.5% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 10.1% | -18.6% |
| 2009 | 8.4% | -16.6% |
| 2010 | 11.8% | +39.4% |
| 2011 | 11.6% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 12.8% | +9.7% |
| 2013 | 12.3% | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 12.4% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 11.5% | -7.6% |
| 2016 | 12.2% | +6.1% |
| 2017 | 12.3% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 12.8% | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 13.3% | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 12.8% | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 12.8% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 12.2% | -5.0% |
| 2023 | 12.3% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 12.3% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 9.4% | 0.0% | 12.6% | 6 |
| 2010s | 12.3% | 11.5% | 13.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.5% | 12.2% | 12.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
More education data for Belarus
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0486 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in Belarus?
- Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in Belarus was 12.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest expenditure on education as a percentage of total government recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 13.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest expenditure on education as a percentage of total government recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1999.
- How does Belarus rank for expenditure on education as a percentage of total government?
- Belarus ranks 104th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is expenditure on education as a percentage of total government rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. 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 Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government expenditure (%) (UIS calculation). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release