Education · Europe & Central Asia · Upper-middle income
Belarus: education in numbers
Pre-primary enrolment is 96.8% (2021), 28th of 176 in the world and 16th of 51 in Europe & Central Asia. Primary enrolment is 96.8% (2024), 131st of 191 in the world and 44th of 53 in Europe & Central Asia. Primary completion is 95.8% (2024), 75th of 168 in the world and 33rd of 47 in Europe & Central Asia.
Pre-primary enrolment
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Primary enrolment
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12 indicators
Education: Belarus in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Europe & Central Asia; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-primary enrolmentPre-primary enrolment, % gross | 96.8%2021 | 28/176 | 16/51 | 85.9% | 102.2% | 99.1% | −8.2 ppsince 2011 | 78.3% | 77.9% | 60.9% | |
| Primary enrolmentPrimary school enrolment, % gross | 96.8%2024 | 131/191 | 44/53 | 117.4% | 100.8% | 95.5% | −2.0 ppsince 2014 | 99.9% | 100.7% | 102.2% | |
| Primary completionPrimary completion rate, % of age group | 95.8%2024 | 75/168 | 33/47 | 105.2% | 99.9% | 97.6% | −5.1 ppsince 2014 | 98.1% | 95.2% | 88.0% | |
| Secondary enrolmentSecondary school enrolment, % gross | 94.8%2024 | 80/176 | 37/53 | 84.6%1998 | 111.0% | 100.6% | −8.7 ppsince 2014 | 103.3% | 96.5% | 77.3% | |
| Lower secondary completionLower secondary completion rate, % of age group | 100.8%2024 | 21/168 | 6/50 | 94.4% | 103.1% | 98.0% | +0.3 ppsince 2014 | 91.9% | 93.0% | 77.9% | |
| Tertiary enrolmentTertiary enrolment, % gross | 70.1%2024 | 51/172 | 31/52 | 54.5% | 80.1% | 79.9% | −24.2 ppsince 2014 | 84.9% | 64.6% | 43.6% | |
| Out-of-school childrenChildren out of school, % of primary school age | 4.5%2024 | 80/178 | 8/51 | 0.0%2001 | 0.6% | 5.1% | +2.9 ppsince 2014 | — | 4.0% | — | |
| Adult literacyAdult literacy rate, % of people 15+ | 99.9%2019 | 8/141 | 7/27 | 99.6%1999 | 99.6%2009 | 99.9%2019 | +0.2 ppsince 2009 | 98.8% | 96.2% | 87.7% | |
| Youth literacyYouth literacy rate, % of people 15–24 | 99.9%2019 | 16/148 | 9/27 | 99.8%1999 | 99.8%2009 | 99.9%2019 | +0.1 ppsince 2009 | 99.8% | 99.3% | 93.1% | |
| Pupils per teacherPupils per teacher, primary | 19.22018 | 85/173 | 6/48 | 18.2 | 15.0 | 19.22018 | +25%since 2008 | 14.9 | 18.4 | 23.4 | |
| Education spendingPublic spending on education, % of GDP | 5.0%2024 | 61/184 | 19/49 | 6.2% | 5.2% | 4.9% | +0.2 ppsince 2014 | 4.6% | 3.6% | 3.6% | |
| Education, % of budgetEducation spending, % of government expenditure | 12.3%2024 | 97/179 | 16/49 | 0.0% | 11.8% | 12.8% | −0.1 ppsince 2014 | 11.7% | 15.1% | 14.0% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Lower secondary completion+0.3 pp100.8% in 2024
- Adult literacy+0.2 pp99.9% in 2019
- Youth literacy+0.1 pp99.9% in 2019
Worse than ten years ago
- Pre-primary enrolment−8.2 pp96.8% in 2021
- Primary completion−5.1 pp95.8% in 2024
- Secondary enrolment−8.7 pp94.8% in 2024
- Tertiary enrolment−24.2 pp70.1% in 2024
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Belarus and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Belarus. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Belarus | Russia | Ukraine | Poland | Lithuania | Latvia |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-primary enrolment | 96.8%2021 | 86.0%2019 | 85.8%2020 | 93.9%2020 | 89.1%2020 | 94.6%2020 |
| Primary enrolment | 96.8%2024 | 97.7%2023 | 93.3%2024 | 105.4%2024 | 100.5%2024 | 97.6%2024 |
| Primary completion | 95.8%2024 | 100.0%2019 | 94.6%2024 | 94.7%2019 | 100.1%2024 | 98.1%2024 |
| Secondary enrolment | 94.8%2024 | 92.5%2023 | 86.2%2024 | 107.9%2024 | 104.9%2024 | 101.3%2024 |
| Lower secondary completion | 100.8%2024 | 97.0%2019 | 89.8%2024 | 55.0%2024 | 98.7%2024 | 93.3%2024 |
| Tertiary enrolment | 70.1%2024 | 60.4%2024 | 87.2%2024 | 80.9%2024 | 75.6%2024 | 82.9%2024 |
| Out-of-school children | 4.5%2024 | 4.9%2023 | 12.9%2024 | 0.1%2024 | 0.1%2024 | 2.7%2024 |
| Adult literacy | 99.9%2019 | 99.9%2021 | — | — | 99.8%2011 | 99.9%2011 |
| Youth literacy | 99.9%2019 | 99.9%2021 | — | — | 99.9%2011 | 99.8%2011 |