School age population, early childhood education, female in Belarus
Belarus: School age population, early childhood education, female was 155,507 in 2025. ▼ Falling
School age population, early childhood education, female in Belarus, 1999–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Belarus recorded 155,507 for school age population, early childhood education, female in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.8% on the previous year and down 28.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, female in Belarus peaked at 243,807 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 155,507, in 2025.
That places Belarus 116th out of 207 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
School age population, early childhood education, female in Belarus, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 243,807 | — |
| 2000 | 232,899 | -4.5% |
| 2001 | 225,204 | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 222,157 | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 220,619 | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 219,959 | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 217,979 | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 215,951 | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 214,708 | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 216,997 | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 223,138 | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 181,183 | -18.8% |
| 2011 | 190,409 | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 199,279 | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 206,233 | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 210,398 | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 215,847 | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 221,034 | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 226,327 | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 230,756 | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 231,644 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 223,609 | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 210,999 | -5.6% |
| 2022 | 194,429 | -7.9% |
| 2023 | 176,734 | -9.1% |
| 2024 | 165,159 | -6.5% |
| 2025 | 155,507 | -5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 243,807 | 243,807 | 243,807 | 1 |
| 2000s | 220,961 | 214,708 | 232,899 | 10 |
| 2010s | 211,311 | 181,183 | 231,644 | 10 |
| 2020s | 187,740 | 155,507 | 223,609 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
- 113 Czechia 169,753 compare
- 114 Norway 162,648 compare
- 115 Costa Rica 156,726 compare
- 117 Equatorial Guinea 148,935 compare
- 118 New Zealand 147,340 compare
- 119 Ireland 144,371 compare
More education data for Belarus
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 22,119 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 109 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 160,709 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -2.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 145,750 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -2.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood education, female in Belarus?
- School age population, early childhood education, female in Belarus was 155,507 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 243,807 in 1999.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 155,507 in 2025.
- How does Belarus rank for school age population, early childhood education, female?
- Belarus ranks 116th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, female rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.0%. 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 School age population, early childhood education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release