School age population, primary education, female (number) (age female) in Belarus
Belarus: School age population, primary education, female (number) (age female) was 221,069 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
School age population, primary education, female in Belarus, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Belarus recorded 221,069 number for school age population, primary education, female in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 32.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in Belarus peaked at 461,637 number in 1970 and was at its lowest, 166,315 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, female (number) (age female) in Belarus, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 461,637 number | — |
| 1971 | 451,819 number | -2.1% |
| 1972 | 439,200 number | -2.8% |
| 1973 | 425,842 number | -3.0% |
| 1974 | 411,406 number | -3.4% |
| 1975 | 396,002 number | -3.7% |
| 1976 | 380,556 number | -3.9% |
| 1977 | 364,685 number | -4.2% |
| 1978 | 353,100 number | -3.2% |
| 1979 | 346,637 number | -1.8% |
| 1980 | 345,637 number | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 348,851 number | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 352,866 number | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 355,396 number | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 356,668 number | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 357,003 number | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 356,994 number | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 433,608 number | +21.5% |
| 1988 | 438,785 number | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 445,590 number | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 453,945 number | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 314,460 number | -30.7% |
| 1992 | 318,350 number | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 320,395 number | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 320,223 number | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 317,682 number | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 312,844 number | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 305,303 number | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 293,078 number | -4.0% |
| 1999 | 276,208 number | -5.8% |
| 2000 | 256,585 number | -7.1% |
| 2001 | 237,316 number | -7.5% |
| 2002 | 221,266 number | -6.8% |
| 2003 | 207,451 number | -6.2% |
| 2004 | 196,279 number | -5.4% |
| 2005 | 187,386 number | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 179,851 number | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 172,672 number | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 168,092 number | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 166,315 number | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 166,815 number | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 168,546 number | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 171,509 number | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 176,202 number | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 182,454 number | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 189,739 number | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 197,266 number | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 201,562 number | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 206,737 number | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 213,390 number | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 221,069 number | +3.6% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 221,069 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 234,620 number, 94% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 221,069 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 218,280 number, 1.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, primary education, female (number) (age female) 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% | 453,945 number | 314,460 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 403,088 number | 346,637 number | 461,637 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 379,140 number | 345,637 number | 445,590 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 323,249 number | 276,208 number | 453,945 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 199,321 number | 166,315 number | 256,585 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 187,422 number | 166,815 number | 213,390 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 221,069 number | 221,069 number | 221,069 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, female in Belarus?
- School age population, primary education, female in Belarus was 221,069 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 461,637 number in 1970.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 166,315 number in 2009.
- How does Belarus rank for school age population, primary education, female?
- Belarus ranks 113th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, female rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.5%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.