Belarus: Children out of school, primary, male

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2024, Belarus' children out of school, primary, male fell 24.7% on 2023 (from 11,182 to 8,421).

Across the 10 yearly changes before that (2014 to 2023), the average change was +27.2% and a typical year strayed about 24.1% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.2 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 70.6% in 2015 and the biggest yearly fall was 24.7% in 2024. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is upward, about 812.12 a year. A straight line explains 73% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2024, Belarus had the 38th highest value of the 72 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Belarus in the 2024 ranking

• Comoros — 35th of 72: 11,077
• Chile — 36th of 72: 9,892
• Costa Rica — 37th of 72: 9,280
• Bulgaria — 39th of 72: 7,586
• Bhutan — 40th of 72: 5,852
• Hungary — 41st of 72: 5,614

What this measures

Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.

Limitations: Due to different data sources for enrollment and population data, the number may not capture the actual number of children not attending in primary school.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.

All 13 values

Children out of school, primary, male in nearby economies

• Albania — 6,226 (2023)
• Andorra — 41 (2024)
• Armenia — 1,698 (2023)
• Austria — 2,601 (2024)
• Azerbaijan — 71 (2024)
• Belgium — 6,672 (2023)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina — 2,195 (2023)
• Bulgaria — 7,586 (2024)
• Cyprus — 606 (2017)
• Czechia — 2,441 (2023)
• Denmark

More education data for Belarus

• Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 4 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 10 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 7 (2025)
• Primary education, pupils — 444,044 (2024)
• School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 96.82% (2024)
• Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) — 100.82% (2024)
• Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) — 95.77% (2024)
• School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) — 96.77% (2021)
• Persistence to last grade of primary, total (% of cohort)

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Questions people ask

What is Belarus's children out of school, primary, male?

8,421 in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1995?

It is down 79.46% from 40,998 in 1995 (5.31% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 40,998 in 1995 and the lowest 1,198 in 2013.

How does Belarus rank?

38th highest of 72 economies with data for 2024.

Is the latest change in children out of school, primary, male unusual for Belarus?

In 2024, Belarus' children out of school, primary, male fell 24.7% on 2023 (from 11,182 to 8,421). Across the 10 yearly changes before that (2014 to 2023), the average change was +27.2% and a typical year strayed about 24.1% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.2 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.PRM.UNER.MA, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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