Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Belarus
Belarus: Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school was 98.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Belarus, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Belarus recorded 98.3% for share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Belarus peaked at 98.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 78.5%, in 1999.
Belarus ranks 12th of 178 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Belarus, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 78.5% | — |
| 2000 | 81.4% | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 84.7% | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 84.3% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 83.9% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 84.0% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 86.0% | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 87.7% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 89.5% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 90.9% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 92.3% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 93.1% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 93.2% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 94.2% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 95.1% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 95.8% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 95.8% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 94.5% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 93.9% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 93.9% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 94.4% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 95.8% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 97.9% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 98.5% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 98.5% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 98.3% | -0.2% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 98.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 67.3%, 1.5× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 98.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 87.9%, 1.1× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 78.5% | 78.5% | 78.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 86.5% | 81.4% | 92.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.4% | 93.1% | 95.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.8% | 95.8% | 98.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
More education data for Belarus
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0486 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Belarus?
- Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Belarus was 98.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 98.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.5% in 1999.
- How does Belarus rank for share of children enrolled in pre-primary school?
- Belarus ranks 12th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children enrolled in pre-primary school rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belarus data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of children of pre-primary school age (typically 3–5 years old) who are enrolled in pre-primary education.