Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Belarus
Belarus: Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) was 100.8% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Belarus, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lower secondary completion rate, total in Belarus is 100.8%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.0% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, total in Belarus peaked at 142.4% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 81.7%, in 1995.
Belarus ranks 21st of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Belarus, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 96.1% | — |
| 1972 | 96.3% | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 99.8% | +3.7% |
| 1974 | 104.5% | +4.6% |
| 1975 | 101.1% | -3.3% |
| 1976 | 104.8% | +3.8% |
| 1977 | 99.2% | -5.4% |
| 1978 | 100.2% | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 100.7% | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 101.2% | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 99.3% | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 101.3% | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 98.6% | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 100.7% | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 97.8% | -2.8% |
| 1986 | 98.2% | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 99.1% | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 98.2% | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 96.4% | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 93.4% | -3.1% |
| 1992 | 93.6% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 90.2% | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 91.4% | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 81.7% | -10.5% |
| 1996 | 94.1% | +15.1% |
| 1997 | 90.8% | -3.5% |
| 1999 | 95.6% | +5.4% |
| 2000 | 94.4% | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 92.8% | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 98.6% | +6.2% |
| 2003 | 99.1% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 105.7% | +6.6% |
| 2005 | 111.4% | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 119.4% | +7.1% |
| 2007 | 142.4% | +19.3% |
| 2008 | 106.7% | -25.1% |
| 2010 | 103.1% | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 104.6% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 103.6% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 98.1% | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 100.5% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 99.9% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 103.2% | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 100.7% | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 99.2% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 99.7% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 98.0% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 97.8% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 97.4% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 96.0% | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 100.8% | +5.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Belarus changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | -25.1% | 142.4% | 106.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 100.3% | 96.1% | 104.8% | 9 |
| 1980s | 99.4% | 97.8% | 101.3% | 9 |
| 1990s | 91.9% | 81.7% | 96.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 107.8% | 92.8% | 142.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 101.3% | 98.1% | 104.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.0% | 96.0% | 100.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
More education data for Belarus
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 94.52 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 95.51 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, total in Belarus?
- Lower secondary completion rate, total in Belarus was 100.8% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 142.4% in 2007.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.7% in 1995.
- How does Belarus rank for lower secondary completion rate, total?
- Belarus ranks 21st out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, total rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Belarus data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.