School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Belarus
Belarus: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 15.4 years in 2018. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Belarus, 1971β2018
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Belarus is 15.4 years, measured in 2018.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Belarus peaked at 15.84 years in 2012 and was at its lowest, 11.66 years, in 1971.
That places Belarus 48th out of 183 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.66 years | 11.66 years | 11.67 years | 2 |
| 1980s | 12.59 years | 12.03 years | 13.05 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.75 years | 12.49 years | 12.99 years | 9 |
| 2000s | 15.54 years | 15.49 years | 15.58 years | 2 |
| 2010s | 15.63 years | 15.4 years | 15.84 years | 9 |
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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 to tertiary, both sexes in Belarus?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Belarus was 15.4 years in 2018, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 15.84 years in 2012.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.66 years in 1971.
- How does Belarus rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- Belarus ranks 48th out of 183 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belarus data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.