Population of compulsory school age, male in Belarus
Belarus: Population of compulsory school age, male was 627,819 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population of compulsory school age, male in Belarus, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Belarus recorded 627,819 for population of compulsory school age, male in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 46.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, male in Belarus peaked at 732,284 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 412,001, in 2012.
Belarus ranks 98th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Population of compulsory school age, male in Belarus, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 732,284 | — |
| 1999 | 705,059 | -3.7% |
| 2000 | 678,383 | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 649,815 | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 613,039 | -5.7% |
| 2003 | 577,929 | -5.7% |
| 2004 | 539,884 | -6.6% |
| 2005 | 509,581 | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 483,661 | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 464,059 | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 445,985 | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 431,753 | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 420,548 | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 413,528 | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 412,001 | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 415,443 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 421,067 | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 429,586 | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 439,570 | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 449,564 | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 461,016 | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 476,623 | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 492,281 | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 507,185 | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 613,311 | +20.9% |
| 2023 | 628,045 | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 632,614 | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 627,819 | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 718,672 | 705,059 | 732,284 | 2 |
| 2000s | 539,409 | 431,753 | 678,383 | 10 |
| 2010s | 433,895 | 412,001 | 476,623 | 10 |
| 2020s | 583,542 | 492,281 | 632,614 | 6 |
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More education data for Belarus
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 22,228 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of compulsory school age, male in Belarus?
- Population of compulsory school age, male in Belarus was 627,819 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 732,284 in 1998.
- What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 412,001 in 2012.
- How does Belarus rank for population of compulsory school age, male?
- Belarus ranks 98th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population of compulsory school age, male rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belarus data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of compulsory school age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release