School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Belarus

Belarus: School age population, one year before than official primary entry age was 121,802 number in 2020. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2020)
121,802 number
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
103rd
of 202 countries
All-time high
176,799 number
in 1970
All-time low
84,357 number
in 2007
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Belarus, 1970–2020

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Belarus is 121,802 number, measured in 2020.

That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 36.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Belarus peaked at 176,799 number in 1970 and was at its lowest, 84,357 number, in 2007.

Belarus ranks 103rd of 202 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 152,049 number 138,165 number 176,799 number 10
1980s 150,141 number 145,067 number 160,630 number 10
1990s 150,610 number 119,054 number 163,674 number 10
2000s 91,760 number 84,357 number 108,918 number 10
2010s 104,011 number 89,055 number 119,006 number 10
2020s 121,802 number 121,802 number 121,802 number 1

Countries ranked near Belarus

  1. 100 Belgium 132,192 number compare
  2. 101 Mauritania 127,422 number compare
  3. 102 Cuba 126,951 number compare
  4. 104 Sweden 118,622 number compare
  5. 105 El Salvador 113,955 number compare
  6. 106 Czechia 108,854 number compare

See the full ranking of 247 places β†’

More reference data data for Belarus

All data for Belarus β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Belarus?
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Belarus was 121,802 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry age recorded in Belarus?
The highest recorded value was 176,799 number in 1970.
What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry age recorded in Belarus?
The lowest recorded value was 84,357 number in 2007.
How does Belarus rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age?
Belarus ranks 103rd out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age rising or falling in Belarus?
Over the last ten years it is up 36.8%. 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 School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 12,237 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/