Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Belarus
Belarus: Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates was 96.8% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Belarus, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Belarus recorded 96.8% for primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Belarus peaked at 117.5% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 92.7%, in 1990.
Belarus ranks 149th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 100.5% | 99.6% | 101.3% | 9 |
| 1980s | 102.1% | 93.6% | 108.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 98.1% | 92.7% | 115.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 106.3% | 99.8% | 117.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.2% | 97.0% | 100.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.7% | 95.2% | 96.8% | 5 |
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More education data for Belarus
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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)
- School enrollment, primary 96.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 22,228 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.22 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Belarus?
- Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Belarus was 96.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 117.5% in 2001.
- What is the lowest primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.7% in 1990.
- How does Belarus rank for primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates?
- Belarus ranks 149th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Belarus data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of children of any age group who are enrolled in primary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population of the official primary school age.