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

Belarus: School age population, one year before than official primary entry was 59,034 number in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
59,034 number
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
103rd
of 202 countries
All-time high
86,140 number
in 1970
All-time low
41,032 number
in 2007
Years of data
51
1970–2020

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

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2020, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Belarus stood at 59,034 number.

That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 36.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Belarus peaked at 86,140 number in 1970 and was at its lowest, 41,032 number, in 2007.

That places Belarus 103rd out of 202 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

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

Annual values for School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number) in Belarus, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 86,140 number —
1971 82,915 number -3.7%
1972 79,725 number -3.8%
1973 76,316 number -4.3%
1974 73,077 number -4.2%
1975 70,353 number -3.7%
1976 68,545 number -2.6%
1977 67,699 number -1.2%
1978 68,254 number +0.8%
1979 69,598 number +2.0%
1980 71,075 number +2.1%
1981 71,760 number +1.0%
1982 72,182 number +0.6%
1983 72,265 number +0.1%
1984 72,223 number -0.1%
1985 72,338 number +0.2%
1986 72,971 number +0.9%
1987 75,516 number +3.5%
1988 77,303 number +2.4%
1989 79,011 number +2.2%
1990 80,212 number +1.5%
1991 80,400 number +0.2%
1992 80,181 number -0.3%
1993 79,311 number -1.1%
1994 77,774 number -1.9%
1995 75,591 number -2.8%
1996 72,827 number -3.7%
1997 68,514 number -5.9%
1998 63,337 number -7.6%
1999 57,891 number -8.6%
2000 52,970 number -8.5%
2001 49,538 number -6.5%
2002 46,861 number -5.4%
2003 44,892 number -4.2%
2004 43,486 number -3.1%
2005 42,395 number -2.5%
2006 41,281 number -2.6%
2007 41,032 number -0.6%
2008 41,419 number +0.9%
2009 42,267 number +2.0%
2010 43,328 number +2.5%
2011 44,271 number +2.2%
2012 45,925 number +3.7%
2013 47,844 number +4.2%
2014 49,872 number +4.2%
2015 51,813 number +3.9%
2016 53,430 number +3.1%
2017 54,702 number +2.4%
2018 56,153 number +2.7%
2019 57,661 number +2.7%
2020 59,034 number +2.4%

Belarus compared with similar countries

  • Belarus's 59,034 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 57,334 number, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Belarus's 59,034 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 37,030 number, 1.6× the median. (52 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 74,262 number 67,699 number 86,140 number 10
1980s 73,664 number 71,075 number 79,011 number 10
1990s 73,604 number 57,891 number 80,400 number 10
2000s 44,614 number 41,032 number 52,970 number 10
2010s 50,500 number 43,328 number 57,661 number 10
2020s 59,034 number 59,034 number 59,034 number 1

Countries ranked near Belarus

  1. 100 Belgium 63,993 number compare
  2. 101 Mauritania 62,662 number compare
  3. 102 Cuba 61,746 number compare
  4. 104 Sweden 57,750 number compare
  5. 105 El Salvador 55,634 number compare
  6. 106 Czechia 52,919 number compare

See the full ranking of 247 places →

More reference data data for Belarus

All data for Belarus →

Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Belarus?
School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Belarus was 59,034 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Belarus?
The highest recorded value was 86,140 number in 1970.
What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Belarus?
The lowest recorded value was 41,032 number in 2007.
How does Belarus rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
Belarus ranks 103rd out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry rising or falling in Belarus?
Over the last ten years it is up 36.2%. 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 School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 51 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Belarus. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 28 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/school-age-population-one-year-before-than-official-primary-entry-age-female-number/belarus/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/school-age-population-one-year-before-than-official-primary-entry-age-female-number/belarus/">School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Belarus</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (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

Female 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/