Primary education, duration in Belarus
Belarus: Primary education, duration was 4 years in 2025. ▼ Falling
Primary education, duration in Belarus, 1970–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
Belarus recorded 4 years for primary education, duration in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 56 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, duration in Belarus peaked at 6 years in 1987 and was at its lowest, 4 years, in 1991.
That places Belarus 186th out of 210 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.3 years | 5 years | 6 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.2 years | 4 years | 6 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 4 years | 4 years | 4 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 4 years | 4 years | 4 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 4 years | 4 years | 4 years | 6 |
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More education data for Belarus
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.9% (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 primary education, duration in Belarus?
- Primary education, duration in Belarus was 4 years in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, duration recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 6 years in 1987.
- What is the lowest primary education, duration recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 years in 1991.
- How does Belarus rank for primary education, duration?
- Belarus ranks 186th out of 210 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary 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 Primary education, duration (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary duration refers to the number of grades (years) in primary school.