Preprimary education, duration in Belarus
Belarus: Preprimary education, duration was 4 years in 2025. ▼ Falling
Preprimary education, duration in Belarus, 1999–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for preprimary education, duration in Belarus is 4 years, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, preprimary education, duration in Belarus peaked at 5 years in 1999 and was at its lowest, 4 years, in 2010.
That places Belarus 88th out of 202 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 4 years | 4 years | 4 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 4 years | 4 years | 4 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
- 88 Bulgaria 4 years compare
- 88 Cayman Islands 4 years compare
- 88 Gibraltar 4 years compare
- 88 North Korea 4 years compare
- 88 Maldives 4 years compare
- 88 Marshall Islands 4 years compare
- 88 Mongolia 4 years compare
- 88 Papua New Guinea 4 years compare
- 88 Poland 4 years compare
- 88 Saudi Arabia 4 years compare
- 88 Saint Kitts and Nevis 4 years compare
- 88 Saint Lucia 4 years compare
- 88 Tajikistan 4 years compare
- 88 Uzbekistan 4 years compare
- 88 Zambia 4 years compare
More education data for Belarus
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.8% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 96.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 22,228 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.8% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 96.9% (2024)
- Labor force, total 4.80 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 49.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is preprimary education, duration in Belarus?
- Preprimary education, duration in Belarus was 4 years in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest preprimary education, duration recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 5 years in 1999.
- What is the lowest preprimary education, duration recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 years in 2010.
- How does Belarus rank for preprimary education, duration?
- Belarus ranks 88th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is preprimary education, duration rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belarus data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Preprimary education, duration (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Preprimary duration refers to the number of grades (years) in preprimary school.