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Topic 04 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Belarus: Education & Knowledge
How far does a country's schooling carry its children?
Belarus is placed 35th of 198 countries on education & knowledge in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: Out-of-School Rate, Primary 4.492 (2024); Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary 97.62 (2024).
Share
Education & Knowledge
35th
of 198 countries placed
Placed from 4 of 4 key statistics
- 4.492Out-of-School Rate, Primary, 2024Out-of-school rate, primary age (%)
- 97.62Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary, 2024Children one year before primary entry age in organised learning (%)
- 94.55Upper Secondary Completion Rate, 2025Upper secondary completion rate (%)
- 4.909Government Spending on Education, 2023Government expenditure on education (% of GDP)
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Belarus on education & knowledge — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used — or, for a survey-based key, each country’s latest reading; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
Key 1 of 4
Out-of-School Rate, Primary
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
Latest reading per country, 2014–2024 · Belarus’s is from 2024 · CC BY-SA 4.0
4.492
Out-of-school rate, primary age (%)
Lower is better
Belarus: 4.492. Across the 192 countries at their latest reading, values run from 0.004 (United Arab Emirates) to 65.6 (Equatorial Guinea); the world median is 3.691.
- World median
- 3.691
- Best in Eastern Europe
- 0.092 Poland
- Land neighbours
- Lithuania 0.13 · Latvia 2.74 · Poland 0.092 · Russia 4.935 · Ukraine 12.93
Key 2 of 4
Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
Latest reading per country, 2014–2024 · Belarus’s is from 2024 · CC BY-SA 4.0
97.62
Children one year before primary entry age in organised learning (%)
Higher is better
Belarus: 97.62. Across the 187 countries at their latest reading, values run from 3.411 (Yemen) to 100 (United Arab Emirates); the world median is 85.9.
- World median
- 85.9
- Best in Eastern Europe
- 99.86 Poland
- Land neighbours
- Lithuania 99.56 · Latvia 97.77 · Poland 99.86 · Russia 83.35 · Ukraine 76.65
Key 3 of 4
Upper Secondary Completion Rate
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
2025 edition · data for 2025 · CC BY-SA 4.0
94.55
Upper secondary completion rate (%)
Higher is better
Belarus: 94.55. Across the 164 countries in this edition, values run from 2.13 (South Sudan) to 99.27 (South Korea); the world median is 64.87.
- World median
- 64.87
- Best in Eastern Europe
- 97.25 Ukraine
- Land neighbours
- Lithuania 92.31 · Latvia 87.53 · Poland 91.82 · Russia 91.4 · Ukraine 97.25
Key 4 of 4
Government Spending on Education
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
2023 edition · data for 2023 · CC BY-SA 4.0
4.909
Government expenditure on education (% of GDP)
Higher is better
Belarus: 4.909. Across the 123 countries in this edition, values run from 0 (Somalia) to 16.39 (Kiribati); the world median is 3.709.
- World median
- 3.709
- Best in Eastern Europe
- 6.557 Moldova
- Land neighbours
- Russia 4.165
02Over time
Which way Belarus is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
Out-of-School Rate, Primary
Out-of-school rate, primary age (%) · lower is better
BelarusWorld median
Belarus rose from 0 in 2001 to 4.492 in 2024; the world median went from 4.051 to 3.691.
Every year’s figures
Year Belarus World median 2024 4.492 3.691 2023 5.450 3.393 2022 5.303 3.002 2021 5.056 3.330 2020 5.063 2.678 2019 4.561 2.758 2018 3.536 2.439 2017 2.753 2.907 2016 2.154 2.954 2015 2.180 3.052 2014 1.543 3.904 2013 0.531 3.413 2012 0.637 3.408 2011 0.599 3.626 2010 0.618 3.491 2009 0.714 3.577 2008 0.506 3.878 2007 1.123 4.029 2006 1.411 4.338 2005 1.756 4.571 2004 1.884 3.791 2003 0.435 4.412 2002 0.626 4.144 2001 0.000 4.051 2000 — 8.642 Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary
Children one year before primary entry age in organised learning (%) · higher is better
BelarusWorld median
Belarus rose from 88.69 in 2001 to 97.62 in 2024; the world median went from 80.76 to 85.9.
Every year’s figures
Year Belarus World median 2024 97.62 85.9 2023 98.14 87.6 2022 98.09 87.7 2021 98.18 87.0 2020 98.70 88.3 2019 98.13 88.8 2018 96.73 89.6 2017 98.27 87.4 2016 98.60 87.9 2015 98.35 88.2 2014 98.91 89.2 2013 97.40 88.0 2012 97.27 85.4 2011 94.62 86.2 2010 95.45 86.1 2009 95.02 84.8 2008 93.38 85.8 2007 93.14 86.7 2006 90.98 84.0 2005 89.55 82.2 2004 88.55 81.8 2003 88.97 78.3 2002 88.48 80.0 2001 88.69 80.8 2000 — 66.3 Upper Secondary Completion Rate
Upper secondary completion rate (%) · higher is better
BelarusWorld median
Belarus rose from 86.84 in 2000 to 94.55 in 2025; the world median went from 38 to 64.87.
Every year’s figures
Year Belarus World median 2025 94.6 64.9 2024 94.3 65.0 2023 94.0 64.2 2022 93.7 63.6 2021 93.4 62.9 2020 93.1 62.2 2019 92.8 61.5 2018 92.4 60.9 2017 92.1 60.5 2016 91.7 60.1 2015 91.4 58.9 2014 91.2 57.0 2013 91.0 54.7 2012 90.8 52.4 2011 90.6 50.9 2010 90.3 49.5 2009 90.1 48.5 2008 89.9 47.4 2007 89.6 46.2 2006 89.3 45.0 2005 89.1 43.8 2004 88.8 42.9 2003 88.4 41.6 2002 88.0 40.3 2001 87.4 39.0 2000 86.8 38.0 Government Spending on Education
Government expenditure on education (% of GDP) · higher is better
BelarusWorld median
Belarus fell from 6.197 in 2000 to 4.909 in 2023; the world median went from 3.886 to 3.709.
Every year’s figures
Year Belarus World median 2023 4.91 3.7092 2022 4.63 4.0570 2021 4.61 4.2611 2020 4.86 4.4056 2019 4.98 4.1407 2018 4.84 4.2159 2017 4.80 4.1401 2016 4.95 4.2342 2015 4.79 4.2386 2014 4.82 4.2005 2013 5.01 4.3493 2012 4.96 4.0348 2011 4.68 3.9987 2010 5.22 4.1396 2009 4.37 4.6638 2008 — 4.4226 2007 5.15 4.1717 2006 6.08 4.0593 2005 5.87 4.0557 2004 5.71 3.9745 2003 — 4.1595 2002 — 4.0173 2001 — 4.1002 2000 6.20 3.8861
03In context
Belarus beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 198 countries on education & knowledge, never a place within the region.
Belarus and the countries it borders
Standing among all 198; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | Out-of-School Rate, PrimaryOut-of-school rate, primary age (%) | Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before PrimaryChildren one year before primary entry age in organised learning (%) | Upper Secondary Completion RateUpper secondary completion rate (%) | Government Spending on EducationGovernment expenditure on education (% of GDP) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Poland | 3rd | 0.092 | 99.86 | 91.82 | — |
 Lithuania | 5th | 0.13 | 99.56 | 92.31 | — |
| Belarus | 35th | 4.492 | 97.62 | 94.55 | 4.909 |
 Latvia | =41st | 2.74 | 97.77 | 87.53 | — |
 Russia | 83rd | 4.935 | 83.35 | 91.4 | 4.165 |
 Ukraine | 105th | 12.93 | 76.65 | 97.25 | — |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Eastern Europe
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 198.
Placed either side on education & knowledge
The countries immediately above and below Belarus in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Belarus is ahead of the world, and behind
33 more statistics filed under education & knowledge, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median22
Statistics on which Belarus does better than the middle country measured.
Upper Secondary AttainmentUIS · 2023 · world median 65.7697.8965.76No real change since 2016
Belarus: 97.89 · world median 65.76 · Adults 25+ who completed upper secondary or higher (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 5.26 to 97.89; higher is better.
Position 1st of 95 · derived.
Wealth Parity Index, Lower Secondary CompletionUIS · 2024 · world median 0.5290.9940.529No earlier reading
Belarus: 0.994 · world median 0.529 · Adjusted wealth parity index, lower secondary completion (poorest vs richest fifth; 1 = parity). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.032 to 1.022; higher is better.
Adult Literacy RateUIS · 2024 · world median 93.9999.8793.99No earlier reading
Belarus: 99.87 · world median 93.99 · Adults 15+ who can read and write (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 26.83 to 100; higher is better.
Position 9th of 172 · derived.
Pre-Primary Net Enrolment RateUIS · 2024 · world median 65.9398.2765.93No real change since 2014
Belarus: 98.27 · world median 65.93 · Net enrolment rate, pre-primary (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.779 to 99.85; higher is better.
Position 10th of 120 · derived.
Youth Literacy RateUIS · 2024 · world median 98.2299.8798.22No earlier reading
Belarus: 99.87 · world median 98.22 · 15–24 year-olds who can read and write (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 36.7 to 100; higher is better.
Lower Secondary Completion RateUIS · 2025 · world median 89.219989.21▼ Worsened since 2015
Belarus: 99 · world median 89.21 · Lower secondary completion rate (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 13.73 to 100; higher is better.
Position 20th of 164 · derived.
Primary Completion RateUIS · 2025 · world median 97.4399.7997.43No real change since 2015
Belarus: 99.79 · world median 97.43 · Primary completion rate (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 7.94 to 100; higher is better.
Position 20th of 165 · derived.
Learning-Adjusted Years of SchoolWorld Bank Group · 2020 · world median 7.94110.787.941No earlier reading
Belarus: 10.78 · world median 7.941 · Learning-adjusted years of school (0–14). World Bank Group, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 2.207 to 12.81; higher is better.
Position 30th of 172 · derived.
Mean Years of SchoolingUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 9.93312.349.933No real change since 2013
Belarus: 12.34 · world median 9.933 · Mean years of schooling (adults 25+). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.412 to 14.3; higher is better.
Position 38th of 193 · derived.
Harmonized Test ScoresWorld Bank Group · 2020 · world median 414.32488.14414.32No earlier reading
Belarus: 488.14 · world median 414.32 · Harmonized test score (TIMSS-equivalent points; 300 = minimum, 625 = advanced attainment). World Bank Group, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 304.92 to 575.27; higher is better.
Position 37th of 172 · derived.
Minimum Proficiency in Reading, End of Lower SecondaryUIS · 2022 · world median 58.5976.5958.59No earlier reading
Belarus: 76.59 · world median 58.59 · Students at the end of lower secondary reaching minimum proficiency in reading (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 5.043 to 88.83; higher is better.
Minimum Proficiency in Mathematics, End of Lower SecondaryUIS · 2023 · world median 48.970.6448.9No earlier reading
Belarus: 70.64 · world median 48.9 · Students at the end of lower secondary reaching minimum proficiency in mathematics (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.73 to 91.73; higher is better.
Tertiary Enrolment RatioUIS · 2024 · world median 52.7770.1152.77▼ Worsened since 2014
Belarus: 70.11 · world median 52.77 · Gross enrolment ratio, tertiary (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 2.566 to 141.86; higher is better.
Position 29th of 95 · derived.
Qualified Teachers in Primary EducationUIS · 2024 · world median 93.6699.593.66▼ Worsened since 2014
Belarus: 99.5 · world median 93.66 · Primary teachers with the minimum qualifications their country requires (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Intergenerational Persistence in EducationWorld Bank Group · 2017 · world median 0.4460.3980.446No earlier reading
Belarus: 0.398 · world median 0.446 · Correlation between own and parents' years of schooling, born 1980–89 (0–1). World Bank Group, 2017 edition, data for 2017.
Published values in that edition run from 0.123 to 0.66; lower is better.
Position 102nd of 153 · derived, 1st = worst.
Researchers per Million InhabitantsUIS · 2024 · world median 701.951,568701.95No earlier reading
Belarus: 1,568 · world median 701.95 · Researchers per million inhabitants (full-time equivalent). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.446 to 18,130; higher is better.
Position 54th of 145 · derived.
Out-of-School Rate, Lower Secondary AgeUIS · 2024 · world median 6.3434.4216.343▼ Worsened since 2014
Belarus: 4.421 · world median 6.343 · Out-of-school rate, lower secondary age (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.011 to 79.71; lower is better.
Position 67th of 116 · derived, 1st = worst.
Primary Schools with Internet for TeachingUIS · 2024 · world median 98.6699.9698.66▲ Improved since 2016
Belarus: 99.96 · world median 98.66 · Primary schools with internet access for teaching (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Pupils per Qualified Teacher, PrimaryUIS · 2024 · world median 20.6719.9820.67▼ Worsened since 2014
Belarus: 19.98 · world median 20.67 · Primary pupils per qualified teacher (headcount basis). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 8.244 to 284.7; lower is better.
Position 50th of 92 · derived, 1st = worst.
Secondary School EnrolmentUIS · 2024 · world median 93.1994.7993.19▼ Worsened since 2014
Belarus: 94.79 · world median 93.19 · Gross secondary enrolment ratio (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 19.87 to 158.55; higher is better.
Position 51st of 109 · derived.
Inbound Mobility Rate, TertiaryUIS · 2024 · world median 5.4946.6225.494▲ Improved since 2014
Belarus: 6.622 · world median 5.494 · Inbound mobility rate, tertiary (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 87.12; higher is better.
Position 36th of 75 · derived.
Expected Years of SchoolingUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 13.3413.7213.34▼ Worsened since 2013
Belarus: 13.72 · world median 13.34 · Expected years of schooling. UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 5.635 to 21.69; higher is better.
Position 93rd of 195 · derived.
Behind the world median4
Statistics on which Belarus does worse than the middle country measured.
Gender Parity Index, Tertiary EnrolmentUIS · 2024 · world median 1.2441.141.244▲ Improved since 2014
Belarus: 1.14 · world median 1.244 · Adjusted gender parity index, tertiary gross enrolment (1 = parity). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.74 to 1.83; higher is better.
Position 24th of 95 · derived.
School Life ExpectancyUIS · 2024 · world median 14.5914.1614.59▼ Worsened since 2014
Belarus: 14.16 · world median 14.59 · School life expectancy, primary to tertiary (years). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 7.478 to 21.01; higher is better.
Position 43rd of 77 · derived.
Research and Development SpendingUIS · 2023 · world median 0.8140.5730.814▼ Worsened since 2013
Belarus: 0.573 · world median 0.814 · Gross domestic expenditure on R&D (% of GDP). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.006 to 6.346; higher is better.
Position 50th of 84 · derived.
Academic Freedom IndexV-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median 0.6190.060.619▼ Worsened since 2015
Belarus: 0.06 · world median 0.619 · Academic freedom index (0–1). V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.019 to 0.978; higher is better.
Position 170th of 176 · derived.
Level with the median, or no median to compare1
Primary Schools with ElectricityUIS · 2024 · world median 100100100No real change since 2016
Belarus: 100 · world median 100 · Primary schools with access to electricity (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.246 to 100; higher is better.
No better end6
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Outbound Mobility Ratio, TertiaryUIS · 2023 · world median 5.2798.6925.279Moved since 2013
Belarus: 8.692 · world median 5.279 · Outbound mobility ratio, tertiary (% of tertiary enrolment at home). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.333 to 1,724.
Nobel Prize Laureates by Country of BirthNobel Prize Outreach · 2025 · world median 242No earlier reading
Belarus: 4 · world median 2 · Laureates born in the country, 1901 to date (people). Nobel Prize Outreach, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1 to 296.
Scholarly ArticlesOurResearch · 2025 · world median 2,2405,0822,240Moved since 2022
Belarus: 5,082 · world median 2,240 · Articles with at least one author at an institution in the country (full counting). OpenAlex (OurResearch), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1 to 1,094,890.
Share of Graduates from ICT ProgrammesUIS · 2023 · world median 5.6016.0135.601Moved since 2015
Belarus: 6.013 · world median 5.601 · Tertiary graduates from ICT programmes (% of all graduates). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 17.19.
Female Share of ResearchersUIS · 2024 · world median 38.1738.8938.17No earlier reading
Belarus: 38.89 · world median 38.17 · Researchers who are women (% of headcount; 50 = parity). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 76.54.
Female Share of STEM GraduatesUIS · 2023 · world median 35.324.4835.3Moved since 2015
Belarus: 24.48 · world median 35.3 · STEM graduates who are women (%; 50 = parity). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 8.333 to 55.96.
No current reading for Belarus
Bachelor's or Higher Attainment (last 2019), Government Funding per Primary Student, Learning Poverty, Minimum Proficiency in Mathematics, End of Primary, Minimum Proficiency in Reading, End of Primary, PISA Mathematics Performance, PISA Reading Performance, PISA Science Performance and Trust in Scientists (last 2018). Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing
05Country Index 2026
Education & Knowledge among Belarus’s 15 topics
Education & Knowledge is Belarus’s 5th best-placed topic of 15. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Poverty & Inequality1st of 1593/3 keys
- Work & Labourjoint 8th of 1824/4 keys
- Risk & Resilience15th of 1933/4 keys
- Health & Wellbeingjoint 34th of 2003/4 keys
- Education & Knowledge35th of 1984/4 keys
- Economy & Innovationjoint 49th of 1763/4 keys
- Development & Human Capital57th of 1963/3 keys
- Digital & Technology65th of 1984/4 keys
- Food & Agriculture75th of 1843/4 keys
- Energyjoint 106th of 1652/3 keys
- Gender & Equality119th of 1833/4 keys
- Governance & Institutions153rd of 1944/4 keys
- Environment & Sustainability153rd of 1864/4 keys
- Peace & Security146th of 1774/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties189th of 1984/4 keys
No standing on Mobility & Trade: too few of those topics’ key statistics are published for this country.
06The top of the list
Who leads on education & knowledge
The three countries placed highest of 198, and the leaders Belarus can most readily be measured against.
1
United Arab EmiratesWestern Asia
1st of 198 · 2 of 4 keys
Photo: Unknown author · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
2
GreeceSouthern Europe
2nd of 198 · 3 of 4 keys
Photo: User:Ggia derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
3PolandEastern Europe
3rd of 198 · 3 of 4 keys
Photo: Ralf Lotys (Sicherlich) · CC BY 3.0, greyscale
Placed highest nearby
Highest placed on all 4 keys
Moldova7th4/4 keysHighest in Europe
Greece2nd3/4 keysHighest in Eastern Europe
Poland3rd3/4 keysThis page
Belarus35th4/4 keys
Positions out of 198 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Questions
Belarus on education & knowledge: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Belarus rank on education & knowledge?
Belarus is placed 35th of 198 countries on Education & Knowledge in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics (Out-of-School Rate, Primary, Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary, Upper Secondary Completion Rate and Government Spending on Education). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest Out-of-School Rate, Primary figure for Belarus?
4.492 in 2024 (out-of-school rate, primary age (%)), according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). The world median in the same edition was 3.691.
What is the latest Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary figure for Belarus?
97.62 in 2024 (children one year before primary entry age in organised learning (%)), according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). The world median in the same edition was 85.9.
How does Belarus compare with Russia on education & knowledge?
Russia is placed 83rd of 198, and Belarus 35th. Out-of-School Rate, Primary: Russia 4.935, Belarus 4.492; Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary: Russia 83.35, Belarus 97.62; Upper Secondary Completion Rate: Russia 91.4, Belarus 94.55; Government Spending on Education: Russia 4.165, Belarus 4.909.
How have Belarus’s education & knowledge figures changed?
Out-of-School Rate, Primary rose from 0 in 2001 to 4.492 in 2024; Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary rose from 88.69 in 2001 to 97.62 in 2024; Upper Secondary Completion Rate rose from 86.84 in 2000 to 94.55 in 2025; Government Spending on Education fell from 6.197 in 2000 to 4.909 in 2023.
Which education & knowledge statistics are missing for Belarus?
No current reading is published for Belarus on Bachelor's or Higher Attainment, Government Funding per Primary Student, Learning Poverty, Minimum Proficiency in Mathematics, End of Primary, Minimum Proficiency in Reading, End of Primary, PISA Mathematics Performance, PISA Reading Performance, PISA Science Performance and Trust in Scientists. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
08Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
How much children actually learn is only partly covered. International test scores exist for a limited group of countries, and they are published here as context rather than used as a key, because a key must describe most of the world. Universities, research, and youth and adult literacy also appear as context.
How the Education & Knowledge standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.
The education & knowledge method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- Out-of-School Rate, Primary — UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary — UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Upper Secondary Completion Rate — UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Government Spending on Education — UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), CC BY-SA 4.0
The other 33 statistics on this page come from 6 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Belarus’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Belarus (banner) — zedlik , cropped by Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0
- United Arab Emirates — Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Greece — User:Ggia derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Poland — Ralf Lotys (Sicherlich), CC BY 3.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Belarus: Education & Knowledge — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/belarus/education