Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Belarus
Belarus: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 4.4% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
4.4%
Change on year
up 12.4%
World rank
104th
of 162 countries
All-time high
4.4%
in 2024
All-time low
0.1%
in 2017
Years of data
8
2017–2024
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Belarus, 2017–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Belarus stood at 4.4%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 12.4% on the previous year and up 3,277.2% over ten years.
That places Belarus 104th out of 162 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Belarus, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0.1% | — |
| 2018 | 0.7% | +467.3% |
| 2019 | 1.3% | +81.8% |
| 2020 | 1.8% | +37.0% |
| 2021 | 1.4% | -24.9% |
| 2022 | 3.4% | +148.5% |
| 2023 | 3.9% | +13.8% |
| 2024 | 4.4% | +12.4% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 4.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.9%, 55% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 4.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.8%, 2.5× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.1% | 1.3% | 3 |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 1.4% | 4.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
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 out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Belarus?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Belarus was 4.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 4.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2017.
- How does Belarus rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Belarus ranks 104th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3,277.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belarus data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release