Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Belarus
Belarus: Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female was 81.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Belarus, 1972–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Belarus recorded 81.3% for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Belarus peaked at 81.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 69.3%, in 1980.
Belarus ranks 10th of 210 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Belarus, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 69.7% | — |
| 1973 | 69.6% | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 69.6% | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 69.5% | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 69.6% | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 69.4% | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 69.3% | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 69.3% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 80.6% | +16.2% |
| 2014 | 80.8% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 80.8% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 80.6% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 80.2% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 80.1% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 80.2% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 80.4% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 80.4% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 80.5% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 80.6% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 81.3% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 69.5% | 69.3% | 69.7% | 7 |
| 1980s | 69.3% | 69.3% | 69.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 80.5% | 80.1% | 80.8% | 7 |
| 2020s | 80.6% | 80.4% | 81.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
- 7 Republic of Moldova 82.1% compare
- 8 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 82.1% compare
- 9 Lithuania 81.3% compare
- 11 Latvia 80.8% compare
- 12 Guyana 79.6% compare
- 13 Azerbaijan 78.3% compare
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 percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Belarus?
- Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Belarus was 81.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 81.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.3% in 1980.
- How does Belarus rank for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- Belarus ranks 10th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. 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 Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release