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

Belarus: School age population, one year before than official primary entry was 62,768 number in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
62,768 number
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
103rd
of 202 countries
All-time high
90,659 number
in 1970
All-time low
43,325 number
in 2007
Years of data
51
1970–2020

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

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k100.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Belarus is 62,768 number, measured in 2020.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 37.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Belarus peaked at 90,659 number in 1970 and was at its lowest, 43,325 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.

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, male (number) in Belarus, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 90,659 number —
1971 87,304 number -3.7%
1972 83,943 number -3.8%
1973 80,262 number -4.4%
1974 76,693 number -4.4%
1975 73,639 number -4.0%
1976 71,554 number -2.8%
1977 70,466 number -1.5%
1978 70,967 number +0.7%
1979 72,379 number +2.0%
1980 73,992 number +2.2%
1981 74,816 number +1.1%
1982 75,388 number +0.8%
1983 75,438 number +0.1%
1984 75,247 number -0.3%
1985 75,125 number -0.2%
1986 75,505 number +0.5%
1987 77,882 number +3.1%
1988 79,755 number +2.4%
1989 81,619 number +2.3%
1990 82,983 number +1.7%
1991 83,274 number +0.4%
1992 83,285 number +0.0%
1993 82,710 number -0.7%
1994 81,461 number -1.5%
1995 79,449 number -2.5%
1996 76,597 number -3.6%
1997 72,253 number -5.7%
1998 66,891 number -7.4%
1999 61,163 number -8.6%
2000 55,948 number -8.5%
2001 52,330 number -6.5%
2002 49,563 number -5.3%
2003 47,509 number -4.1%
2004 46,018 number -3.1%
2005 44,843 number -2.6%
2006 43,630 number -2.7%
2007 43,325 number -0.7%
2008 43,705 number +0.9%
2009 44,593 number +2.0%
2010 45,727 number +2.5%
2011 46,764 number +2.3%
2012 48,524 number +3.8%
2013 50,594 number +4.3%
2014 52,798 number +4.4%
2015 54,917 number +4.0%
2016 56,684 number +3.2%
2017 58,071 number +2.4%
2018 59,686 number +2.8%
2019 61,345 number +2.8%
2020 62,768 number +2.3%

Belarus compared with similar countries

  • Belarus's 62,768 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 60,544 number, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Belarus's 62,768 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 39,344 number, 1.6× the median. (52 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 77,787 number 70,466 number 90,659 number 10
1980s 76,477 number 73,992 number 81,619 number 10
1990s 77,007 number 61,163 number 83,285 number 10
2000s 47,146 number 43,325 number 55,948 number 10
2010s 53,511 number 45,727 number 61,345 number 10
2020s 62,768 number 62,768 number 62,768 number 1

Countries ranked near Belarus

  1. 100 Nicaragua 68,024 number compare
  2. 101 Cuba 65,205 number compare
  3. 102 Mauritania 64,760 number compare
  4. 104 Sweden 60,872 number compare
  5. 105 El Salvador 58,321 number compare
  6. 106 Czechia 55,935 number compare

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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 62,768 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 90,659 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 43,325 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 37.3%. 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, male (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, male (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
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Male 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/