School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Belarus
Belarus: School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 44,120 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
44,120
Change on year
down 7.6%
World rank
114th
of 222 countries
All-time high
90,711
in 1970
All-time low
44,120
in 2025
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Belarus, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Belarus recorded 44,120 for school age population, one year before the official primary entry in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 56 years on record.
The figure is down 7.6% on the previous year and down 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Belarus peaked at 90,711 in 1970 and was at its lowest, 44,120, in 2025.
That places Belarus 114th out of 222 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Belarus, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 90,711 | — |
| 1971 | 84,938 | -6.4% |
| 1972 | 79,949 | -5.9% |
| 1973 | 78,725 | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 75,401 | -4.2% |
| 1975 | 74,181 | -1.6% |
| 1976 | 70,401 | -5.1% |
| 1977 | 73,554 | +4.5% |
| 1978 | 74,282 | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 75,746 | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 73,862 | -2.5% |
| 1981 | 74,506 | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 74,352 | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 74,450 | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 74,214 | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 76,320 | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 76,897 | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 78,764 | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 80,131 | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 87,603 | +9.3% |
| 1990 | 84,968 | -3.0% |
| 1991 | 83,593 | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 86,492 | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 82,669 | -4.4% |
| 1994 | 85,908 | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 79,488 | -7.5% |
| 1996 | 72,982 | -8.2% |
| 1997 | 67,865 | -7.0% |
| 1998 | 64,395 | -5.1% |
| 1999 | 58,221 | -9.6% |
| 2000 | 55,087 | -5.4% |
| 2001 | 51,219 | -7.0% |
| 2002 | 47,749 | -6.8% |
| 2003 | 44,986 | -5.8% |
| 2004 | 47,139 | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 46,920 | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 47,099 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 46,145 | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 45,038 | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 44,565 | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 44,624 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 45,901 | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 48,239 | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 52,480 | +8.8% |
| 2014 | 54,859 | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 56,274 | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 55,940 | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 56,805 | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 60,465 | +6.4% |
| 2019 | 61,329 | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 61,678 | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 61,696 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 60,826 | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 52,740 | -13.3% |
| 2024 | 47,743 | -9.5% |
| 2025 | 44,120 | -7.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 77,789 | 70,401 | 90,711 | 10 |
| 1980s | 77,110 | 73,862 | 87,603 | 10 |
| 1990s | 76,658 | 58,221 | 86,492 | 10 |
| 2000s | 47,595 | 44,565 | 55,087 | 10 |
| 2010s | 53,692 | 44,624 | 61,329 | 10 |
| 2020s | 54,800 | 44,120 | 61,696 | 6 |
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More education data for Belarus
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 22,228 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Belarus?
- School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Belarus was 44,120 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 90,711 in 1970.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 44,120 in 2025.
- How does Belarus rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- Belarus ranks 114th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.6%. 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, one year before the official primary entry age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release