School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Belarus
Belarus: School age population, secondary education, both sexes was 656,772 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
656,772 number
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
106th
of 205 countries
All-time high
1.13 million number
in 1999
All-time low
610,751 number
in 2015
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Belarus, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Belarus stood at 656,772 number.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Belarus peaked at 1.13 million number in 1999 and was at its lowest, 610,751 number, in 2015.
Belarus ranks 106th of 205 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, secondary education, both sexes in Belarus, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 858,804 number | — |
| 1971 | 898,703 number | +4.6% |
| 1972 | 919,533 number | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 927,310 number | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 924,784 number | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 914,693 number | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 900,236 number | -1.6% |
| 1977 | 878,861 number | -2.4% |
| 1978 | 855,799 number | -2.6% |
| 1979 | 829,675 number | -3.1% |
| 1980 | 797,861 number | -3.8% |
| 1981 | 762,687 number | -4.4% |
| 1982 | 735,323 number | -3.6% |
| 1983 | 717,573 number | -2.4% |
| 1984 | 708,234 number | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 707,794 number | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 713,344 number | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 718,138 number | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 723,835 number | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 729,091 number | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 731,129 number | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 1.03 million number | +41.1% |
| 1992 | 1.04 million number | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 1.05 million number | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 1.07 million number | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 1.09 million number | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 1.10 million number | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 1.11 million number | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 1.12 million number | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 1.13 million number | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 1.12 million number | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 1.10 million number | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 1.07 million number | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 1.03 million number | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 988,354 number | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 936,460 number | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 883,316 number | -5.7% |
| 2007 | 833,230 number | -5.7% |
| 2008 | 786,443 number | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 743,038 number | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 704,655 number | -5.2% |
| 2011 | 672,780 number | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 646,418 number | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 626,812 number | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 614,596 number | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 610,751 number | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 614,856 number | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 622,464 number | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 633,893 number | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 645,882 number | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 656,772 number | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 890,840 number | 829,675 number | 927,310 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 731,388 number | 707,794 number | 797,861 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.05 million number | 731,129 number | 1.13 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 950,557 number | 743,038 number | 1.12 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 639,311 number | 610,751 number | 704,655 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 656,772 number | 656,772 number | 656,772 number | 1 |
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More education data for Belarus
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Belarus?
- School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Belarus was 656,772 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 1.13 million number in 1999.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 610,751 number in 2015.
- How does Belarus rank for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
- Belarus ranks 106th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. 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, secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.