School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Belarus
Belarus: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes was 11.28 years in 2018. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Belarus, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Belarus is 11.28 years, measured in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Belarus peaked at 11.73 years in 2008 and was at its lowest, 9.61 years, in 1971.
That places Belarus 116th out of 197 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Belarus, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 9.61 years | — |
| 1972 | 9.65 years | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 9.71 years | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 9.78 years | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 9.79 years | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 9.81 years | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 9.85 years | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 9.91 years | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 9.97 years | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 10.11 years | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 10.21 years | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 10.29 years | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 10.34 years | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 10.39 years | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 10.43 years | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 10.46 years | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 10.7 years | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 10.67 years | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 10.59 years | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 10.51 years | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 10.42 years | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 10.35 years | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 10.36 years | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 10.41 years | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 10.53 years | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 10.66 years | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 10.68 years | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 10.16 years | -4.9% |
| 2008 | 11.73 years | +15.5% |
| 2009 | 11.71 years | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 11.54 years | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 11.44 years | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 11.38 years | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 11.25 years | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 11.28 years | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 11.34 years | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 11.4 years | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 11.39 years | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 11.28 years | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.79 years | 9.61 years | 9.97 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 10.42 years | 10.11 years | 10.7 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.45 years | 10.16 years | 10.68 years | 9 |
| 2000s | 11.72 years | 11.71 years | 11.73 years | 2 |
| 2010s | 11.37 years | 11.25 years | 11.54 years | 9 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
- 113 North Macedonia 11.36 years compare
- 114 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 11.36 years compare
- 115 Trinidad and Tobago 11.35 years compare
- 117 China 11.21 years compare
- 118 Philippines 11.19 years compare
- 119 Malawi 11.18 years compare
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 life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Belarus?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Belarus was 11.28 years in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 11.73 years in 2008.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.61 years in 1971.
- How does Belarus rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- Belarus ranks 116th out of 197 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. 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, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.