School age population, early childhood education, male in Belarus
Belarus: School age population, early childhood education, male was 164,527 in 2025. ▼ Falling
School age population, early childhood education, male in Belarus, 1999–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, early childhood education, male in Belarus stood at 164,527. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.7% on the previous year and down 28.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, male in Belarus peaked at 257,016 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 164,527, in 2025.
That places Belarus 115th 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, male in Belarus, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 257,016 | — |
| 2000 | 246,492 | -4.1% |
| 2001 | 238,584 | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 234,750 | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 233,242 | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 233,136 | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 230,539 | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 228,362 | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 226,967 | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 229,093 | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 235,594 | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 191,087 | -18.9% |
| 2011 | 201,259 | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 211,478 | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 219,137 | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 223,355 | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 229,044 | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 234,395 | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 240,390 | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 245,532 | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 246,399 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 237,737 | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 223,595 | -5.9% |
| 2022 | 205,664 | -8.0% |
| 2023 | 186,734 | -9.2% |
| 2024 | 174,518 | -6.5% |
| 2025 | 164,527 | -5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 257,016 | 257,016 | 257,016 | 1 |
| 2000s | 233,676 | 226,967 | 246,492 | 10 |
| 2010s | 224,208 | 191,087 | 246,399 | 10 |
| 2020s | 198,796 | 164,527 | 237,737 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
- 112 Denmark 189,942 compare
- 113 Czechia 177,405 compare
- 114 Norway 171,228 compare
- 116 Costa Rica 162,630 compare
- 117 New Zealand 154,130 compare
- 118 Equatorial Guinea 151,940 compare
More education data for Belarus
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 374,576 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.0518 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 284,616 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -7.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 306,459 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood education, male in Belarus?
- School age population, early childhood education, male in Belarus was 164,527 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, male recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 257,016 in 1999.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, male recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 164,527 in 2025.
- How does Belarus rank for school age population, early childhood education, male?
- Belarus ranks 115th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, male rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.2%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release