Official entrance age to lower secondary education in Belarus
Belarus: Official entrance age to lower secondary education was 10 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
10
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
61st
of 73 countries
All-time high
12
in 1970
All-time low
10
in 1991
Years of data
56
1970–2025
Official entrance age to lower secondary education in Belarus, 1970–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2025, official entrance age to lower secondary education in Belarus stood at 10. That is the lowest value across all 56 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, official entrance age to lower secondary education in Belarus peaked at 12 in 1970 and was at its lowest, 10, in 1991.
Belarus ranks 61st of 73 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.
Official entrance age to lower secondary education in Belarus, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 12 | — |
| 1971 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 10 | -16.7% |
| 1992 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 10 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 |
| 1980s | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.2 | 10 | 12 | 10 |
| 2000s | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
- 61 Austria 10 compare
- 61 Türkiye 10 compare
- 61 United Arab Emirates 10 compare
- 61 Turkmenistan 10 compare
- 61 Germany 10 compare
- 61 Kazakhstan 10 compare
- 61 Oman 10 compare
- 61 Armenia 10 compare
- 61 Azerbaijan 10 compare
- 61 Slovakia 10 compare
- 61 Ukraine 10 compare
- 61 Palestine, State of 10 compare
More education data for Belarus
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 22,228 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official entrance age to lower secondary education in Belarus?
- Official entrance age to lower secondary education in Belarus was 10 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest official entrance age to lower secondary education recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 12 in 1970.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to lower secondary education recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 10 in 1991.
- How does Belarus rank for official entrance age to lower secondary education?
- Belarus ranks 61st out of 73 countries with data for 2025.
- Is official entrance age to lower secondary education rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belarus data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Official entrance age to lower secondary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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