Teachers in primary education, female (number) in Belarus
Belarus: Teachers in primary education, female (number) was 22,126 number in 2018. ▼ Falling
Teachers in primary education, female in Belarus, 1998–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2018, teachers in primary education, female in Belarus stood at 22,126 number.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in Belarus peaked at 32,643 number in 2000 and was at its lowest, 21,916 number, in 2015.
Belarus ranks 96th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female (number) in Belarus, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 31,600 number | — |
| 1999 | 32,047 number | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 32,643 number | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 31,903 number | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 30,476 number | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 27,177 number | -10.8% |
| 2004 | 25,941 number | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 23,504 number | -9.4% |
| 2006 | 22,793 number | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 22,479 number | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 23,466 number | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 23,734 number | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 23,743 number | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 23,457 number | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 23,441 number | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 23,020 number | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 22,280 number | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 21,916 number | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 22,264 number | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 22,383 number | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 22,126 number | -1.1% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 22,126 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 23,661 number, 94% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 22,126 number is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 26,278 number, 84% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31,824 number | 31,600 number | 32,047 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 26,412 number | 22,479 number | 32,643 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 22,737 number | 21,916 number | 23,743 number | 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 teachers in primary education, female in Belarus?
- Teachers in primary education, female in Belarus was 22,126 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 32,643 number in 2000.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 21,916 number in 2015.
- How does Belarus rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- Belarus ranks 96th out of 196 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belarus data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.