School age population, secondary education, male in Belarus
Belarus: School age population, secondary education, male was 405,242 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
405,242
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
103rd
of 220 countries
All-time high
592,617
in 1999
All-time low
321,045
in 2016
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, secondary education, male in Belarus, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, secondary education, male in Belarus stood at 405,242.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 26.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, male in Belarus peaked at 592,617 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 321,045, in 2016.
That places Belarus 103rd out of 220 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, secondary education, male in Belarus, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 451,728 | — |
| 1971 | 466,706 | +3.3% |
| 1972 | 474,766 | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 478,973 | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 479,363 | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 476,831 | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 469,268 | -1.6% |
| 1977 | 454,868 | -3.1% |
| 1978 | 436,581 | -4.0% |
| 1979 | 421,408 | -3.5% |
| 1980 | 401,524 | -4.7% |
| 1981 | 385,066 | -4.1% |
| 1982 | 370,960 | -3.7% |
| 1983 | 366,041 | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 364,800 | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 366,521 | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 369,133 | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 370,948 | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 373,330 | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 372,609 | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 370,363 | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 525,616 | +41.9% |
| 1992 | 530,257 | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 538,845 | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 553,199 | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 560,989 | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 569,351 | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 579,933 | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 584,739 | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 592,617 | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 589,220 | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 573,619 | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 554,765 | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 534,522 | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 505,245 | -5.5% |
| 2005 | 478,508 | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 446,891 | -6.6% |
| 2007 | 417,313 | -6.6% |
| 2008 | 391,206 | -6.3% |
| 2009 | 372,201 | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 353,402 | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 340,938 | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 331,003 | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 324,702 | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 321,884 | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 321,745 | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 321,045 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 322,587 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 328,163 | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 337,025 | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 347,220 | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 357,659 | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 369,004 | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 383,372 | +3.9% |
| 2024 | 396,292 | +3.4% |
| 2025 | 405,242 | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 461,049 | 421,408 | 479,363 | 10 |
| 1980s | 374,093 | 364,800 | 401,524 | 10 |
| 1990s | 540,591 | 370,363 | 592,617 | 10 |
| 2000s | 486,349 | 372,201 | 589,220 | 10 |
| 2010s | 330,249 | 321,045 | 353,402 | 10 |
| 2020s | 376,465 | 347,220 | 405,242 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
More education data for Belarus
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 96.82 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 96.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, male in Belarus?
- School age population, secondary education, male in Belarus was 405,242 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 592,617 in 1999.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 321,045 in 2016.
- How does Belarus rank for school age population, secondary education, male?
- Belarus ranks 103rd out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, secondary education, male rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.0%. 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, secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release