Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Belarus

Belarus: Population of compulsory school age, both sexes was 909,574 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
909,574 number
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
104th
of 186 countries
All-time high
1.41 million number
in 1998
All-time low
792,991 number
in 2012
Years of data
22
1998–2019

Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Belarus, 1998–2019

0500.0k1.0M1.5M1998200820191998: 1.4M number1999: 1.4M number2000: 1.3M number2001: 1.3M number2002: 1.2M number2003: 1.1M number2004: 1.1M number2005: 1.0M number2006: 960.9k number2007: 912.2k number2008: 872.0k number2009: 840.5k number2010: 817.1k number2011: 801.0k number2012: 793.0k number2013: 795.2k number2014: 806.5k number2015: 824.6k number2016: 847.3k number2017: 866.4k number2018: 887.7k number2019: 909.6k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Belarus stood at 909,574 number.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Belarus peaked at 1.41 million number in 1998 and was at its lowest, 792,991 number, in 2012.

That places Belarus 104th out of 186 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.39 million number 1.38 million number 1.41 million number 2
2000s 1.06 million number 840,458 number 1.33 million number 10
2010s 834,846 number 792,991 number 909,574 number 10

Countries ranked near Belarus

  1. 101 Costa Rica 927,737 number compare
  2. 102 Nicaragua 917,058 number compare
  3. 103 Switzerland 917,054 number compare
  4. 105 Panama 826,078 number compare
  5. 106 Eritrea 782,541 number compare
  6. 107 Bulgaria 778,793 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Belarus?
Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Belarus was 909,574 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, both sexes recorded in Belarus?
The highest recorded value was 1.41 million number in 1998.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, both sexes recorded in Belarus?
The lowest recorded value was 792,991 number in 2012.
How does Belarus rank for population of compulsory school age, both sexes?
Belarus ranks 104th out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
Is population of compulsory school age, both sexes rising or falling in Belarus?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Belarus data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
231 places, 4,849 data points, 1975–2020
Last refreshed

Population of children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.