Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Belarus
Belarus: Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education was 17 years in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
17 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
137th
of 172 countries
All-time high
18 years
in 1998
All-time low
17 years
in 2010
Years of data
28
1998–2025
Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Belarus, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Belarus is 17 years, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Belarus peaked at 18 years in 1998 and was at its lowest, 17 years, in 2010.
Belarus ranks 137th of 172 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Belarus, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 18 years | — |
| 1999 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 17 years | -5.6% |
| 2011 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 17 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18 years | 18 years | 18 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 18 years | 18 years | 18 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 17 years | 17 years | 17 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 17 years | 17 years | 17 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
- 137 Antigua and Barbuda 17 years compare
- 137 Bahamas 17 years compare
- 137 Belize 17 years compare
- 137 Colombia 17 years compare
- 137 Cayman Islands 17 years compare
- 137 Djibouti 17 years compare
- 137 Dominica 17 years compare
- 137 France 17 years compare
- 137 Grenada 17 years compare
- 137 Iran 17 years compare
- 137 Jamaica 17 years compare
- 137 Kazakhstan 17 years compare
- 137 Kiribati 17 years compare
- 137 Saint Kitts and Nevis 17 years compare
- 137 Saint Lucia 17 years compare
- 137 Malaysia 17 years compare
- 137 New Zealand 17 years compare
- 137 Pakistan 17 years compare
- 137 Peru 17 years compare
- 137 Trinidad and Tobago 17 years compare
- 137 Ukraine 17 years compare
- 137 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 17 years compare
- 137 Zimbabwe 17 years compare
More education data for Belarus
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 22,119 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 109 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 160,709 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -2.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 145,750 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -2.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Belarus?
- Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Belarus was 17 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 18 years in 1998.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 17 years in 2010.
- How does Belarus rank for official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education?
- Belarus ranks 137th out of 172 countries with data for 2025.
- Is official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release