School age population, early childhood … age both sexes educational in Belarus
Belarus: School age population, early childhood … age both sexes educational was 73,626 in 2025. ▼ Falling
School age population, early childhood educational development in Belarus, 1999–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, early childhood educational development in Belarus stood at 73,626. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.7% on the previous year and down 37.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in Belarus peaked at 195,530 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 73,626, in 2025.
That places Belarus 71st out of 104 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 … age both sexes educational in Belarus, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 181,264 | — |
| 2000 | 179,820 | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 183,459 | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 184,378 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 182,816 | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 178,112 | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 175,338 | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 175,092 | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 177,310 | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 184,363 | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 195,530 | +6.1% |
| 2010 | 101,761 | -48.0% |
| 2011 | 106,198 | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 108,820 | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 108,015 | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 110,064 | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 117,056 | +6.4% |
| 2016 | 119,036 | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 119,603 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 120,080 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 119,021 | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 103,379 | -13.1% |
| 2021 | 93,568 | -9.5% |
| 2022 | 86,018 | -8.1% |
| 2023 | 81,798 | -4.9% |
| 2024 | 78,955 | -3.5% |
| 2025 | 73,626 | -6.7% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 73,626 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 275,788, 27% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 73,626 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 163,538, 45% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, early childhood … age both sexes educational in Belarus changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | -48.0% | 195,530 | 101,761 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 181,264 | 181,264 | 181,264 | 1 |
| 2000s | 181,622 | 175,092 | 195,530 | 10 |
| 2010s | 112,965 | 101,761 | 120,080 | 10 |
| 2020s | 86,224 | 73,626 | 103,379 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
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 school age population, early childhood educational development in Belarus?
- School age population, early childhood educational development in Belarus was 73,626 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 195,530 in 2009.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 73,626 in 2025.
- How does Belarus rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- Belarus ranks 71st out of 104 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.1%. 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 School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release