School enrollment, preprimary in Belarus
Belarus: School enrollment, preprimary was 96.8% in 2021. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, preprimary in Belarus, 1971–2021
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
Belarus recorded 96.8% for school enrollment, preprimary in 2021.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, preprimary in Belarus peaked at 105.9% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 34.4%, in 1971.
That places Belarus 30th out of 197 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 53.7% | 34.4% | 70.5% | 8 |
| 1980s | 73.5% | 58.3% | 95.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 84.6% | 79.4% | 95.3% | 8 |
| 2000s | 97.6% | 85.9% | 105.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 101.0% | 97.8% | 104.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.9% | 96.8% | 99.1% | 2 |
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More education data for Belarus
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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)
- School enrollment, primary 96.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 22,228 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.22 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, preprimary in Belarus?
- School enrollment, preprimary in Belarus was 96.8% in 2021, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, preprimary recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 105.9% in 2006.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, preprimary recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.4% in 1971.
- How does Belarus rank for school enrollment, preprimary?
- Belarus ranks 30th out of 197 countries with data for 2021.
- Is school enrollment, preprimary rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belarus data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, preprimary (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.