Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Belarus
Belarus: Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education was 12.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Belarus, 2004–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Belarus is 12.3%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Belarus peaked at 13.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 8.4%, in 2009.
Belarus ranks 104th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.2% | 8.4% | 12.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 12.3% | 11.5% | 13.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.5% | 12.2% | 12.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
More economy & growth data for Belarus
- Imports of goods and services 57.0% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 19.78 billion current LCU (2025)
- Trade 112.1% (2025)
- External balance on goods and services -1.9% (2025)
- External balance on goods and services -5.58 billion current LCU (2025)
- Trade in services 20.6% (2025)
- Imports of goods and services 42.11 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Imports of goods and services 53.26 billion current US$ (2025)
- Imports of goods and services 163.47 billion current LCU (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 4.11 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Belarus?
- Share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Belarus was 12.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 13.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.4% in 2009.
- How does Belarus rank for share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education?
- Belarus ranks 104th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. 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 Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage of total general government spending (across all sectors) that is allocated to education.