Tertiary education, academic staff in Belarus
Belarus: Tertiary education, academic staff was 61.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tertiary education, academic staff in Belarus, 1999–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tertiary education, academic staff in Belarus is 61.6%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tertiary education, academic staff in Belarus peaked at 62.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 50.9%, in 1999.
Belarus ranks 9th of 170 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Tertiary education, academic staff in Belarus, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 50.9% | — |
| 2000 | 52.5% | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 53.5% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 54.2% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 54.1% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 54.9% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 55.7% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 56.0% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 55.9% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 59.3% | +6.0% |
| 2009 | 58.4% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 58.7% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 58.9% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 60.5% | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 58.1% | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 60.9% | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 61.2% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 60.2% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 60.4% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 60.6% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 60.9% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 61.0% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 61.4% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 61.8% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 62.1% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 61.6% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 50.9% | 50.9% | 50.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 55.5% | 52.5% | 59.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.1% | 58.1% | 61.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.6% | 61.0% | 62.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
- 6 Azerbaijan 62.0% compare
- 7 Sint Maarten 61.9% compare
- 8 Cuba 61.7% compare
- 10 Mongolia 61.4% compare
- 11 Georgia 60.5% compare
- 12 Republic of Moldova 60.1% compare
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 tertiary education, academic staff in Belarus?
- Tertiary education, academic staff in Belarus was 61.6% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 62.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.9% in 1999.
- How does Belarus rank for tertiary education, academic staff?
- Belarus ranks 9th out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tertiary education, academic staff rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. 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 Tertiary education, academic staff (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) is the share of female academic staff in tertiary education.