Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment) in Belarus
Belarus: Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment) was 5.5% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Over-age students, primary in Belarus, 1995–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of enrollment.
Analysis
In 2018, over-age students, primary in Belarus stood at 5.5%.
The figure is up 5.5% on the previous year and up 31.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary in Belarus peaked at 14.4% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 2008.
That places Belarus 100th 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 19 years of available data.
Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment) in Belarus, year by year
| Year | % of enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 10.2% | — |
| 2001 | 14.4% | +40.7% |
| 2002 | 14.4% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 6.0% | -58.4% |
| 2004 | 5.8% | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 5.5% | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 5.2% | -6.6% |
| 2007 | 4.6% | -10.6% |
| 2008 | 4.2% | -8.4% |
| 2009 | 4.8% | +13.4% |
| 2010 | 5.0% | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 5.1% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 5.1% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 5.1% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 5.3% | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 5.2% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 4.9% | -5.5% |
| 2017 | 5.3% | +6.4% |
| 2018 | 5.5% | +5.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment) in Belarus changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | -58.4% | 14.4% | 6.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.2% | 10.2% | 10.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 7.2% | 4.2% | 14.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 5.2% | 4.9% | 5.5% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
- 97 United States 5.8% compare
- 98 South Africa 5.8% compare
- 99 Peru 5.6% compare
- 101 Bolivia 5.4% compare
- 102 Netherlands 5.4% compare
- 103 Jamaica 5.3% compare
More education data for Belarus
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 94.52 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 95.51 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is over-age students, primary in Belarus?
- Over-age students, primary 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 recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 14.4% in 2002.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 2008.
- How does Belarus rank for over-age students, primary?
- Belarus ranks 100th out of 191 countries with data for 2018.
- Is over-age students, primary rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.4%. 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 (% of 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.