Government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of GDP in Belarus
Belarus: Government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of GDP was 1.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of GDP in Belarus, 2004–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Belarus recorded 1.1% for government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of gdp in 2024.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and up 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of gdp in Belarus peaked at 1.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2009.
Belarus ranks 3rd of 169 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of GDP in Belarus, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 1.0% | — |
| 2005 | 1.0% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 1.0% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 1.0% | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9% | -6.4% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | +8.7% |
| 2011 | 1.0% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 1.1% | +16.5% |
| 2018 | 1.1% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 1.2% | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 1.2% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 1.1% | -7.6% |
| 2022 | 1.1% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 1.1% | +3.9% |
| 2024 | 1.1% | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.2% | 5 |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
- 1 Republic of Moldova 1.7% compare
- 2 Mongolia 1.3% compare
- 4 Bulgaria 1.1% compare
- 5 Sweden 1.0% compare
- 6 Uzbekistan 1.0% compare
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 government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of gdp in Belarus?
- Government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of gdp in Belarus was 1.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2009.
- How does Belarus rank for government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of gdp?
- Belarus ranks 3rd out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.9%. 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 Government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release