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%.
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 |
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More education data for Belarus
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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 22,228 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.22 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.8% (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.