Secondary education, pupils in Belarus
Belarus: Secondary education, pupils was 729,741 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Secondary education, pupils in Belarus, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
Belarus recorded 729,741 for secondary education, pupils in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, pupils in Belarus peaked at 1.06 million in 1997 and was at its lowest, 644,153, in 2015.
Belarus ranks 93rd of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 854,230 | 808,000 | 892,797 | 9 |
| 1980s | 729,950 | 713,100 | 783,900 | 10 |
| 1990s | 970,033 | 711,700 | 1.06 million | 9 |
| 2000s | 851,565 | 822,899 | 880,231 | 2 |
| 2010s | 672,904 | 644,153 | 762,616 | 10 |
| 2020s | 708,886 | 679,577 | 729,741 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
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, female 49.2% (2025)
- Labor force, total 4.80 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, pupils in Belarus?
- Secondary education, pupils in Belarus was 729,741 in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, pupils recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 million in 1997.
- What is the lowest secondary education, pupils recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 644,153 in 2015.
- How does Belarus rank for secondary education, pupils?
- Belarus ranks 93rd out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is secondary education, pupils rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. 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 Secondary education, pupils. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.