Belarus: Tertiary education, academic staff (% female)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2024, Belarus' tertiary education, academic staff (% female) fell 0.58 percentage points on 2023 (from 62.14% to 61.56%).

Across the 24 yearly changes before that (2000 to 2023), the average change was +0.47 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 1.15 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.9 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 3.34 percentage points in 2008 and the biggest yearly fall was 2.41 percentage points in 2013. 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 0.16 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 61% 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 6th 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

• British Virgin Islands — 2nd of 61: 63.16%
• Azerbaijan — 3rd of 61: 62.01%
• Cuba — 4th of 61: 61.71%
• Mongolia — 6th of 61: 61.39%
• Moldova — 7th of 61: 60.08%
• Russian Federation — 8th of 61: 59.56%

What this measures

Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) is the share of female academic staff in tertiary education.

Limitations: The indicator measures the level of gender representation in the teaching profession, rather than the effectiveness and quality of teaching.

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

All 26 values

Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) in nearby economies

• Albania — 58.85% (2024)
• Andorra — 50.48% (2024)
• Armenia — 63.47% (2024)
• Austria — 45.74% (2024)
• Azerbaijan — 62.01% (2024)
• Belgium — 50.36% (2023)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina — 46.78% (2023)
• Bulgaria — 52.32% (2024)
• Croatia — 51.15% (2023)
• Cyprus — 42.22% (2023)

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 tertiary education, academic staff (% female)?

61.56% in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1999?

It is up 10.7 percentage points from 50.86% in 1999. The highest value was 62.14% in 2023 and the lowest 50.86% in 1999.

How does Belarus rank?

6th highest of 61 economies with data for 2024.

Is the latest change in tertiary education, academic staff (% female) unusual for Belarus?

In 2024, Belarus' tertiary education, academic staff (% female) fell 0.58 percentage points on 2023 (from 62.14% to 61.56%). Across the 24 yearly changes before that (2000 to 2023), the average change was +0.47 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 1.15 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.9 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.TER.TCHR.FE.ZS, 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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