Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Belarus
Belarus: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both was 5.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Belarus, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Belarus stood at 5.7%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 21.3% on the previous year and up 216.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Belarus peaked at 5.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2000.
Belarus ranks 160th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Belarus, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.2% | — |
| 2001 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.3% | +8.3% |
| 2004 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.4% | +7.7% |
| 2008 | 1.7% | +21.4% |
| 2009 | 1.9% | +11.8% |
| 2010 | 2.2% | +15.8% |
| 2011 | 2.4% | +9.1% |
| 2012 | 2.1% | -12.5% |
| 2013 | 1.8% | -14.3% |
| 2014 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.9% | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 2.1% | +10.5% |
| 2019 | 2.2% | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 2.1% | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 2.2% | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 2.7% | +22.7% |
| 2023 | 3.6% | +33.3% |
| 2024 | 4.7% | +30.6% |
| 2025 | 5.7% | +21.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.4% | 1.2% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.0% | 1.8% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.5% | 2.1% | 5.7% | 6 |
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 youth of upper secondary school age, both in Belarus?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Belarus was 5.7% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 5.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2000.
- How does Belarus rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both?
- Belarus ranks 160th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 216.7%. 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 Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release