Education in Belarus

2,599 indicators covering education for Belarus.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female 6.6% 2025 up 266.7% 78th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) 3.9% 2025 up 116.7% 112th
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted 0.8095 modelled data 2025 up 13.3% 137th
Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes 198,333 2024 down 1.3% 103rd
Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education 0.8544 GPIA 2024 up 35.3% 57th
Government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP 5.0% 2024 up 4.7% 64th
Primary education, pupils 48.5% 2018 down 0.0% 109th
Inequality in education 0.0277 2023 down 24.6% 162nd
Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes 0.0% 2017 up 352.3% 152nd
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female 112.0% 2018 down 8.9% 27th
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male 118.7% 2018 down 10.3% 21st
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index 0.9436 GPI 2018 up 1.5% 139th
Enrolment in upper secondary education, female 97,186 2024 up 2.7% 103rd
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 0.9231 modelled data 2025 up 130.8% 113th
Number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal 0 2025 101st
Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in 11 2025 unchanged 108th
End of the academic school year 2,024 tertiary education 2024 up 0.5% 5th
Outbound mobility ratio to the Pacific, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 down 71.5% 133rd
Enrolment in upper secondary education, male 101,147 2024 down 4.9% 102nd
Tertiary education, academic staff 61.6% 2024 up 1.0% 9th
Start month of the academic school year 9 tertiary education 2024 unchanged 32nd
End month of the academic school year 5 tertiary education 2024 unchanged 187th
Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 30 2024 up 2,900.0% 165th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted 1.41 modelled data 2025 up 40.9% 12th
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female 0.1% 2017 down 39.5% 150th
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male 0.1% 2017 down 40.4% 153rd
Outbound mobility ratio to Central and Eastern Europe, male (UIS) 10.1% 2023 down 18.1% 10th
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes 94.5% 2024 down 5.6% 117th
Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 up 32.0% 149th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes 95.6% 2024 down 4.0% 136th
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female 94.6% 2024 down 5.6% 116th
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male 94.5% 2024 down 5.6% 119th
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index 1 GPIA 2024 up 0.0% 98th
Outbound mobility ratio to North America and Western Europe, male 0.6% 2023 up 67.8% 177th
Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America and the Caribbean, male (UIS) 0.0% 2023 up 55.1% 154th
Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, male (UIS estimate) 10.7% 2023 down 15.6% 75th
School enrollment, secondary 95.6% 2018 up 0.8% 18th
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes 8.59 years 2024 down 4.3% 127th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female 95.5% 2024 down 4.0% 137th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender 0.9998 GPIA 2024 down 0.1% 87th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male 95.6% 2024 down 3.9% 137th
Preprimary education, duration 4 years 2025 unchanged 88th
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes 320,034 2025 down 28.1% 115th
School age population, early childhood education, female 155,507 2025 down 28.0% 116th
School age population, early childhood education, male 164,527 2025 down 28.2% 115th
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes 95.5% 2024 down 14.7% 63rd
Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 22 2024 up 633.3% 169th
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes 170 2024 up 486.2% 158th
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male 8.6 years 2024 down 4.3% 129th
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female 8.59 years 2024 down 4.4% 129th
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender 0.9997 GPIA 2024 down 0.1% 85th
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes 0.1% 2023 up 184.7% 165th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 12.7% 2018 up 4.0% 69th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 41.7% 2018 up 7.8% 38th
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female 96.4% 2024 down 11.2% 65th
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index 1.02 GPI 2024 up 8.1% 106th
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male 94.6% 2024 down 17.9% 64th
Official entrance age to early childhood education 2 years 2025 unchanged 109th
Theoretical duration of early childhood education 4 years 2025 unchanged 89th