Share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation in Belarus
Belarus: Share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation was 72.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation in Belarus, 2004–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation in Belarus is 72.1%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.5% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation in Belarus peaked at 72.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 62.6%, in 2010.
Belarus ranks 47th of 116 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation in Belarus, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 63.0% | — |
| 2005 | 65.2% | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 65.6% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 64.5% | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 66.5% | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 62.6% | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 65.4% | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 64.1% | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 64.0% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 65.6% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 68.9% | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 67.5% | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 67.0% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 67.7% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 69.0% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 70.7% | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 68.8% | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 71.3% | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 69.7% | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 72.1% | +3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 64.9% | 63.0% | 66.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 66.2% | 62.6% | 69.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.5% | 68.8% | 72.1% | 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 total public education spending allocated to staff compensation in Belarus?
- Share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation in Belarus was 72.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 72.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.6% in 2010.
- How does Belarus rank for share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation?
- Belarus ranks 47th out of 116 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. 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 total public education spending allocated to staff compensation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Compensation for staff across all levels of education, both teaching and non-teaching, covers salaries, retirement contributions by employers, and additional benefits.