Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Belarus
Belarus: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female was 58,013 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Belarus, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Belarus stood at 58,013 number.
The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 37.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Belarus peaked at 89,061 number in 1970 and was at its lowest, 41,133 number, in 2008.
That places Belarus 103rd out of 206 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Belarus, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 89,061 number | — |
| 1971 | 85,874 number | -3.6% |
| 1972 | 82,977 number | -3.4% |
| 1973 | 79,579 number | -4.1% |
| 1974 | 76,112 number | -4.4% |
| 1975 | 72,965 number | -4.1% |
| 1976 | 70,426 number | -3.5% |
| 1977 | 68,383 number | -2.9% |
| 1978 | 68,046 number | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 68,808 number | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 70,027 number | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 71,073 number | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 71,711 number | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 71,925 number | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 71,906 number | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 71,908 number | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 72,195 number | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 74,220 number | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 75,891 number | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 77,652 number | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 79,194 number | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 80,087 number | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 80,444 number | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 80,199 number | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 79,326 number | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 77,816 number | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 75,707 number | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 72,373 number | -4.4% |
| 1998 | 67,832 number | -6.3% |
| 1999 | 62,682 number | -7.6% |
| 2000 | 57,508 number | -8.3% |
| 2001 | 53,124 number | -7.6% |
| 2002 | 49,774 number | -6.3% |
| 2003 | 47,163 number | -5.2% |
| 2004 | 45,157 number | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 43,601 number | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 42,228 number | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 41,316 number | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 41,133 number | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 41,497 number | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 42,237 number | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 43,085 number | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 44,416 number | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 46,122 number | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 48,046 number | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 50,033 number | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 51,878 number | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 53,107 number | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 54,651 number | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 56,320 number | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 58,013 number | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 76,223 number | 68,046 number | 89,061 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 72,851 number | 70,027 number | 77,652 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 75,566 number | 62,682 number | 80,444 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 46,250 number | 41,133 number | 57,508 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 48,990 number | 42,237 number | 56,320 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 58,013 number | 58,013 number | 58,013 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
- 100 Palestine, State of 64,549 number compare
- 101 Cuba 61,329 number compare
- 102 Mauritania 61,033 number compare
- 104 Sweden 57,874 number compare
- 105 El Salvador 55,657 number compare
- 106 Czechia 54,024 number 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 population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Belarus?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Belarus was 58,013 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 89,061 number in 1970.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 41,133 number in 2008.
- How does Belarus rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female?
- Belarus ranks 103rd out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.4%. 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 the official entrance age to primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.