Over-age students, primary, male in Belarus
Belarus: Over-age students, primary, male was 5.5% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Over-age students, primary, male in Belarus, 1995–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of male enrollment.
Analysis
In 2018, over-age students, primary, male in Belarus stood at 5.5%.
That represents a change of up 5.3% on the previous year and up 31.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary, male in Belarus peaked at 10.1% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 2008.
That places Belarus 104th out of 191 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Over-age students, primary, male in Belarus, year by year
| Year | % of male enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 10.1% | — |
| 2008 | 4.2% | -58.0% |
| 2009 | 4.8% | +13.4% |
| 2010 | 5.0% | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 5.1% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 5.1% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 5.8% | +13.4% |
| 2014 | 5.3% | -9.5% |
| 2015 | 6.0% | +13.1% |
| 2016 | 4.9% | -17.7% |
| 2017 | 5.3% | +6.9% |
| 2018 | 5.5% | +5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.1% | 10.1% | 10.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 4.5% | 4.2% | 4.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 5.3% | 4.9% | 6.0% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
- 101 Peru 5.8% compare
- 102 Netherlands 5.8% compare
- 103 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 5.7% compare
- 105 Grenada 5.4% compare
- 106 Belgium 4.9% compare
- 107 Iran, Islamic Republic of 4.9% compare
More education data for Belarus
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is over-age students, primary, male in Belarus?
- Over-age students, primary, male in Belarus was 5.5% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary, male recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 10.1% in 1995.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary, male recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 2008.
- How does Belarus rank for over-age students, primary, male?
- Belarus ranks 104th out of 191 countries with data for 2018.
- Is over-age students, primary, male rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belarus data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Over-age students, primary, male (% of male enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.