Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Belarus
Belarus: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female was 17,022 number in 2018. ▼ Falling
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Belarus, 1999–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Belarus is 17,022 number, measured in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 27.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Belarus peaked at 25,713 number in 2012 and was at its lowest, 15,398 number, in 1999.
Belarus ranks 36th of 159 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Belarus, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 15,398 number | — |
| 2000 | 20,582 number | +33.7% |
| 2001 | 21,668 number | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 23,061 number | +6.4% |
| 2003 | 23,365 number | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 23,552 number | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 23,225 number | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 23,603 number | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 23,549 number | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 23,440 number | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 23,302 number | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 23,815 number | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 24,033 number | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 25,713 number | +7.0% |
| 2013 | 24,418 number | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 19,426 number | -20.4% |
| 2015 | 20,048 number | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 17,710 number | -11.7% |
| 2017 | 17,531 number | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 17,022 number | -2.9% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 17,022 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8,006 number, 2.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 17,022 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10,858 number, 1.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +33.7% | 15,398 number | 20,582 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15,398 number | 15,398 number | 15,398 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 22,935 number | 20,582 number | 23,603 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 21,080 number | 17,022 number | 25,713 number | 9 |
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 teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Belarus?
- Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Belarus was 17,022 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, female recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 25,713 number in 2012.
- What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, female recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,398 number in 1999.
- How does Belarus rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female?
- Belarus ranks 36th out of 159 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, female rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.4%. 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 tertiary education programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 20 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Total number of female teachers in public and private tertiary education institutions (ISCED 5-8). 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.