Belarus: Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age population with intermediate education)

Key figures

Over five years it is down 1.54 percentage points from 70.35% in 2019. Since 1999 it is down 5.77 percentage points from 74.58% in 1999. The World Bank has no value for 15 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

What the numbers say

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 0.07 percentage points in 2021 and the biggest yearly fall was 0.91 percentage points in 2020. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2016 to 2024 the straight-line trend is downward, about 0.39 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 93% of the movement over 9 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 18th highest value of the 61 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

• Trinidad and Tobago — 15th of 61: 71.23%
• Estonia — 16th of 61: 70.45%
• Panama — 17th of 61: 68.89%
• Mauritius — 19th of 61: 68.44%
• Georgia — 20th of 61: 68.3%
• Israel — 21st of 61: 67.97%

What this measures

The ratio of the labor force with intermediate education to the working-age population with intermediate education. Intermediate education comprises upper secondary or post-secondary non tertiary education according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).

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

All 11 values

Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age population with intermediate education) in nearby economies

• Albania — 66.28% (2024)
• Armenia — 65.19% (2023)
• Austria — 62.73% (2025)
• Belgium — 56.9% (2024)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina — 61.84% (2024)
• Bulgaria — 57.8% (2024)
• Croatia — 59.66% (2024)

More social protection & labor data for Belarus

• Net migration — -3,020 (2025)
• Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate) — 37.39% (2025)
• Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) (modeled ILO estimate) — 40.69% (2025)
• Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate) — 39.08% (2025)
• Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate) — 76.56% (2025)
• Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate) — 82.75% (2025)
• Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate) — 79.58% (2025)

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Questions people ask

What is Belarus's labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age population with intermediate education)?

68.81% in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1999?

It is down 5.77 percentage points from 74.58% in 1999. The highest value was 74.58% in 1999 and the lowest 68.81% in 2024.

How does Belarus rank?

18th highest of 61 economies with data for 2024.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), uri: https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/bulk/, publisher: ILOSTAT, type: external database, date accessed: March 30, 2026.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SL.TLF.INTM.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), uri: https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/bulk/, publisher: ILOSTAT, type: external database, date accessed: March 30, 2026 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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