Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Belarus
Belarus: Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) was 95.8% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Primary completion rate, total in Belarus, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
Belarus recorded 95.8% for primary completion rate, total in 2024.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, total in Belarus peaked at 133.6% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 90.4%, in 1993.
Belarus ranks 79th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Belarus, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 102.1% | — |
| 1972 | 99.7% | -2.4% |
| 1973 | 103.6% | +3.9% |
| 1974 | 99.4% | -4.1% |
| 1975 | 99.9% | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 101.0% | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 100.8% | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 99.3% | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 100.4% | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 97.9% | -2.5% |
| 1981 | 100.4% | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 97.6% | -2.7% |
| 1983 | 98.2% | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 98.2% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 99.2% | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 99.3% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 93.7% | -5.6% |
| 1991 | 95.8% | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 90.6% | -5.3% |
| 1993 | 90.4% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 95.5% | +5.7% |
| 1995 | 95.1% | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 91.5% | -3.8% |
| 1997 | 95.9% | +4.8% |
| 1999 | 100.2% | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 105.2% | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 110.5% | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 133.6% | +20.9% |
| 2003 | 105.5% | -21.0% |
| 2004 | 104.5% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 103.2% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 104.4% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 102.6% | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 97.4% | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 100.5% | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 99.9% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 103.4% | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 101.5% | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 100.3% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 100.9% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 99.1% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 98.8% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 97.6% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 97.9% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 102.2% | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 97.6% | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 95.1% | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 94.2% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 94.5% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 95.8% | +1.4% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 95.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 96.5%, 99% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 95.8% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 97.7%, 98% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 100.7% | 99.3% | 103.6% | 9 |
| 1980s | 98.7% | 97.6% | 100.4% | 7 |
| 1990s | 94.3% | 90.4% | 100.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 106.8% | 97.4% | 133.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 100.2% | 97.6% | 103.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.4% | 94.2% | 97.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
More aid effectiveness data for Belarus
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Austria 2.17 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Belgium 4,542 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Canada 686,722 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, European Union institutions -12.36 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Switzerland 116,349 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Germany 10.86 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, France 1.21 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, United Kingdom 239,456 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Italy 408,594 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Japan 15,152 current US$ (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, total in Belarus?
- Primary completion rate, total in Belarus was 95.8% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, total recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 133.6% in 2002.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, total recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.4% in 1993.
- How does Belarus rank for primary completion rate, total?
- Belarus ranks 79th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary completion rate, total rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.