Initial government funding per tertiary student as a percentage of in Belarus
Belarus: Initial government funding per tertiary student as a percentage of was 30.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Initial government funding per tertiary student as a percentage of in Belarus, 2004–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Belarus recorded 30.6% for initial government funding per tertiary student as a percentage of in 2024. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 15.7% on the previous year and up 106.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, initial government funding per tertiary student as a percentage of in Belarus peaked at 30.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 13.1%, in 2011.
Belarus ranks 48th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Initial government funding per tertiary student as a percentage of in Belarus, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 27.0% | — |
| 2005 | 27.4% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 28.6% | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 17.9% | -37.6% |
| 2009 | 15.0% | -15.8% |
| 2010 | 14.9% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 13.1% | -12.1% |
| 2012 | 14.2% | +8.6% |
| 2013 | 14.8% | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 14.9% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 15.9% | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 17.0% | +6.8% |
| 2017 | 17.8% | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 19.8% | +11.0% |
| 2019 | 20.6% | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 21.2% | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 20.5% | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 21.5% | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 26.4% | +22.9% |
| 2024 | 30.6% | +15.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.2% | 15.0% | 28.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 16.3% | 13.1% | 20.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.0% | 20.5% | 30.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
- 45 Cape Verde 32.5% compare
- 46 Azerbaijan 32.3% compare
- 47 Switzerland 32.1% compare
- 49 Estonia 29.4% compare
- 50 Netherlands 28.8% compare
- 51 Slovenia 28.0% 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 initial government funding per tertiary student as a percentage of in Belarus?
- Initial government funding per tertiary student as a percentage of in Belarus was 30.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial government funding per tertiary student as a percentage of recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 30.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest initial government funding per tertiary student as a percentage of recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.1% in 2011.
- How does Belarus rank for initial government funding per tertiary student as a percentage of?
- Belarus ranks 48th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is initial government funding per tertiary student as a percentage of rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 106.0%. 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 Initial government funding per tertiary student as a percentage of GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release