Pupils per qualified teacher in primary education in Belarus
Belarus: Pupils per qualified teacher in primary education was 19.98 pupils per teacher in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pupils per qualified teacher in primary education in Belarus, 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in pupils per teacher.
Analysis
In 2024, pupils per qualified teacher in primary education in Belarus stood at 19.98 pupils per teacher.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupils per qualified teacher in primary education in Belarus peaked at 20.11 pupils per teacher in 2023 and was at its lowest, 16.57 pupils per teacher, in 2014.
That places Belarus 60th out of 113 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 18.33 pupils per teacher | 16.57 pupils per teacher | 19.44 pupils per teacher | 6 |
| 2020s | 19.89 pupils per teacher | 19.53 pupils per teacher | 20.11 pupils per teacher | 5 |
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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 pupils per qualified teacher in primary education in Belarus?
- Pupils per qualified teacher in primary education in Belarus was 19.98 pupils per teacher in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest pupils per qualified teacher in primary education recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 20.11 pupils per teacher in 2023.
- What is the lowest pupils per qualified teacher in primary education recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.57 pupils per teacher in 2014.
- How does Belarus rank for pupils per qualified teacher in primary education?
- Belarus ranks 60th out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pupils per qualified teacher in primary education rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belarus data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Pupils per qualified teacher in primary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A qualified teacher is one who has the minimum academic qualifications necessary to teach at a primary level of education in a given country.