School enrolment in Belarus
Belarus: School enrolment was 98.27 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
98.27
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
12th
of 178 countries
All-time high
98.55
in 2022
All-time low
78.54
in 1999
Years of data
26
1999–2024
School enrolment in Belarus, 1999–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Belarus recorded 98.27 for school enrolment 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, school enrolment in Belarus peaked at 98.55 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 78.54, 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.
School enrolment in Belarus, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 78.54 | — |
| 2000 | 81.44 | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 84.74 | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 84.3 | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 83.88 | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 83.96 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 86.03 | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 87.72 | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 89.49 | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 90.91 | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 92.32 | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 93.14 | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 93.25 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 94.18 | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 95.07 | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 95.77 | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 95.8 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 94.5 | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 93.87 | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 93.91 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 94.45 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 95.8 | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 97.91 | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 98.55 | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 98.49 | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 98.27 | -0.2% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 98.27 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 67.31, 1.5× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 98.27 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 87.92, 1.1× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 78.54 | 78.54 | 78.54 | 1 |
| 2000s | 86.48 | 81.44 | 92.32 | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.39 | 93.14 | 95.8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.8 | 95.8 | 98.55 | 5 |
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 enrolment in Belarus?
- School enrolment in Belarus was 98.27 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest school enrolment recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 98.55 in 2022.
- What is the lowest school enrolment recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.54 in 1999.
- How does Belarus rank for school enrolment?
- Belarus ranks 12th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrolment 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 Our World in Data, published as part of School enrolment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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