Share of primary school teachers who are women in Belarus
Belarus: Share of primary school teachers who are women was 99.5% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of primary school teachers who are women in Belarus, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of primary school teachers who are women in Belarus is 99.5%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary school teachers who are women in Belarus peaked at 99.5% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 99.0%, in 1999.
That places Belarus 2nd out of 212 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Share of primary school teachers who are women in Belarus, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 99.1% | — |
| 1999 | 99.0% | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 99.1% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 99.2% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 99.1% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 99.2% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 99.3% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 99.3% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 99.3% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 99.2% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.3% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 99.2% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 99.3% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 99.4% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 99.5% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 99.5% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 99.5% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.5% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.5% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.5% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 99.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 79.4%, 1.3× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 99.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 87.2%, 1.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 99.0% | 99.0% | 99.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 99.2% | 99.1% | 99.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.4% | 99.2% | 99.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.5% | 99.5% | 99.5% | 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 share of primary school teachers who are women in Belarus?
- Share of primary school teachers who are women in Belarus was 99.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary school teachers who are women recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 99.5% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of primary school teachers who are women recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.0% in 1999.
- How does Belarus rank for share of primary school teachers who are women?
- Belarus ranks 2nd out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of primary school teachers who are women rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Belarus data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary school teachers who are women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female teachers among all teachers at the primary education level during a given school year.