Urban population, primary education and below in Belarus

Belarus: Urban population, primary education and below was 0.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.6%
Change on year
down 17.1%
World rank
36th
of 98 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2018
All-time low
0.3%
in 1998
Years of data
20
1998–2019

Urban population, primary education and below in Belarus, 1998–2019

00.20.40.61998200820191998: 0.313 % of population with low education1999: 0.378 % of population with low education2000: 0.348 % of population with low education2001: 0.333 % of population with low education2002: 0.343 % of population with low education2003: 0.492 % of population with low education2004: 0.479 % of population with low education2005: 0.48 % of population with low education2006: 0.475 % of population with low education2007: 0.482 % of population with low education2008: 0.468 % of population with low education2009: 0.546 % of population with low education2010: 0.52 % of population with low education2011: 0.452 % of population with low education2012: 0.474 % of population with low education2013: 0.454 % of population with low education2014: 0.482 % of population with low education2017: 0.625 % of population with low education2018: 0.68 % of population with low education2019: 0.564 % of population with low education

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of population with low education.

Analysis

Belarus recorded 0.6% for urban population, primary education and below in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.1% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, urban population, primary education and below in Belarus peaked at 0.7% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1998.

Belarus ranks 36th of 98 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

Urban population, primary education and below in Belarus, year by year

Annual values for Urban population, primary education and below (% of population with low education) in Belarus, 1998 to 2019.
Year % of population with low education Change
1998 0.3%
1999 0.4% +20.7%
2000 0.3% -8.1%
2001 0.3% -4.3%
2002 0.3% +2.9%
2003 0.5% +43.8%
2004 0.5% -2.8%
2005 0.5% +0.4%
2006 0.5% -1.2%
2007 0.5% +1.4%
2008 0.5% -2.9%
2009 0.5% +16.9%
2010 0.5% -4.9%
2011 0.5% -13.1%
2012 0.5% +5.0%
2013 0.5% -4.4%
2014 0.5% +6.2%
2017 0.6% +29.8%
2018 0.7% +8.8%
2019 0.6% -17.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% 2
2000s 0.4% 0.3% 0.5% 10
2010s 0.5% 0.5% 0.7% 8

Countries ranked near Belarus

  1. 33 Ireland 0.6% compare
  2. 34 Norway 0.6% compare
  3. 35 Luxembourg 0.6% compare
  4. 37 Czechia 0.6% compare
  5. 38 Russia 0.6% compare
  6. 39 Armenia 0.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is urban population, primary education and below in Belarus?
Urban population, primary education and below in Belarus was 0.6% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest urban population, primary education and below recorded in Belarus?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2018.
What is the lowest urban population, primary education and below recorded in Belarus?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1998.
How does Belarus rank for urban population, primary education and below?
Belarus ranks 36th out of 98 countries with data for 2019.
Is urban population, primary education and below rising or falling in Belarus?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Belarus data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Urban population, primary education and below (% of population with low education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Urban population, primary education and below (% of population with low education)
Unit
% of population with low education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
98 places, 1,331 data points, 1970–2021
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