School age population, primary education, both sexes (number) in Belarus
Belarus: School age population, primary education, both sexes (number) was 456,003 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Belarus, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, primary education, both sexes in Belarus is 456,003 number, measured in 2020.
The figure is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 33.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, both sexes in Belarus peaked at 946,947 number in 1970 and was at its lowest, 341,805 number, in 2009.
Belarus ranks 113th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, primary education, both sexes (number) in Belarus, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 946,947 number | — |
| 1971 | 927,186 number | -2.1% |
| 1972 | 902,139 number | -2.7% |
| 1973 | 874,868 number | -3.0% |
| 1974 | 844,922 number | -3.4% |
| 1975 | 812,748 number | -3.8% |
| 1976 | 780,358 number | -4.0% |
| 1977 | 746,600 number | -4.3% |
| 1978 | 721,646 number | -3.3% |
| 1979 | 707,416 number | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 704,800 number | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 711,339 number | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 719,993 number | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 726,086 number | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 729,549 number | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 730,465 number | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 729,760 number | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 883,255 number | +21.0% |
| 1988 | 892,544 number | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 905,855 number | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 922,595 number | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 638,959 number | -30.7% |
| 1992 | 646,672 number | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 651,144 number | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 651,644 number | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 647,656 number | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 638,925 number | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 625,150 number | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 601,318 number | -3.8% |
| 1999 | 567,419 number | -5.6% |
| 2000 | 527,391 number | -7.1% |
| 2001 | 487,769 number | -7.5% |
| 2002 | 455,106 number | -6.7% |
| 2003 | 426,849 number | -6.2% |
| 2004 | 403,924 number | -5.4% |
| 2005 | 385,626 number | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 370,078 number | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 355,137 number | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 345,557 number | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 341,805 number | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 342,816 number | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 346,435 number | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 352,434 number | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 362,126 number | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 375,145 number | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 390,370 number | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 406,113 number | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 414,846 number | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 425,623 number | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 439,718 number | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 456,003 number | +3.7% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 456,003 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 479,599 number, 95% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 456,003 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 449,003 number, 1.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, primary education, both sexes (number) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -30.7% | 922,595 number | 638,959 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 826,483 number | 707,416 number | 946,947 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 773,365 number | 704,800 number | 905,855 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 659,148 number | 567,419 number | 922,595 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 409,924 number | 341,805 number | 527,391 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 385,563 number | 342,816 number | 439,718 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 456,003 number | 456,003 number | 456,003 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
More education data for Belarus
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 94.52 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 95.51 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, both sexes in Belarus?
- School age population, primary education, both sexes in Belarus was 456,003 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 946,947 number in 1970.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 341,805 number in 2009.
- How does Belarus rank for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
- Belarus ranks 113th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.0%. 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, primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.