Share of all students in secondary education … secondary vocational in Belarus
Belarus: Share of all students in secondary education … secondary vocational was 12.7% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Belarus, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). UIS.Stat Bulk Data Download Service. Accessed April 5, 2025. https://apiportal.uis.unesco.org/bdds. Measured in %.
Analysis
Belarus recorded 12.7% for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.6% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Belarus peaked at 18.8% in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 1998.
Belarus ranks 69th of 202 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education … secondary vocational in Belarus, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 6.3% | — |
| 1972 | 6.8% | +7.8% |
| 1973 | 7.3% | +7.6% |
| 1974 | 7.8% | +7.4% |
| 1975 | 8.6% | +9.4% |
| 1976 | 9.4% | +9.6% |
| 1977 | 10.5% | +11.8% |
| 1978 | 11.7% | +11.7% |
| 1979 | 13.0% | +11.1% |
| 1980 | 14.0% | +7.4% |
| 1981 | 15.1% | +8.2% |
| 1982 | 16.2% | +6.8% |
| 1983 | 16.9% | +4.8% |
| 1984 | 17.3% | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 17.7% | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 18.2% | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 18.6% | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 18.8% | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 18.7% | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 18.1% | -2.9% |
| 1991 | 12.9% | -29.1% |
| 1992 | 12.5% | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 12.3% | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 12.7% | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 12.0% | -6.0% |
| 1996 | 12.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 11.1% | -6.9% |
| 1998 | 0.8% | -93.0% |
| 2008 | 12.2% | +1466.8% |
| 2009 | 12.4% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 14.9% | +20.6% |
| 2011 | 15.8% | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 15.4% | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 13.4% | -13.3% |
| 2014 | 13.3% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 13.2% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 13.3% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 13.2% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 12.7% | -3.6% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 12.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9.4%, 1.3× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 12.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 21.7%, 58% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of all students in secondary education … secondary vocational in Belarus changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +1466.8% | 0.8% | 12.2% |
| 1998 | -93.0% | 11.1% | 0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.0% | 6.3% | 13.0% | 9 |
| 1980s | 17.1% | 14.0% | 18.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.6% | 0.8% | 18.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 12.3% | 12.2% | 12.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 13.9% | 12.7% | 15.8% | 9 |
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 share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Belarus?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Belarus was 12.7% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). UIS.Stat Bulk Data Download Service. Accessed April 5, 2025. https://apiportal.uis.unesco.org/bdds.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 18.8% in 1988.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 1998.
- How does Belarus rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Belarus ranks 69th out of 202 countries with data for 2018.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. 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 (UIS). UIS.Stat Bulk Data Download Service. Accessed April 5, 2025. https://apiportal.uis.unesco.org/bdds, published as part of Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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