8 answers, 1 from Belarus's own official bodies, with a link to each figure.
229,000 students and 10,700 master's students were enrolled at Belarus's 47 higher education institutions in 2025, according to Belarus in Figures 2026 by the National Statistical Committee (Belstat). 55,900 students were admitted and 46,600 specialists graduated.
Student numbers fell from 228,000 in 2022 to 222,500 in 2023 and have since risen. The yearbook also counts foreign students at Belarusian universities. Vocational colleges (secondary specialised education) had 119,900 students and vocational-technical schools 71,400.
The figures below use one definition for every country, so they can differ from national figures.
94.9%: that is net primary school enrolment in Belarus for 2018, according to the UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Since 2005 it has ranged from 89.6% (2007) to 96.1% (2016). It is 3rd highest of 11 in Europe & Central Asia, where the median is 94.5%. World rank, highest first: 21st of 69.
The UNESCO Institute for Statistics puts gross secondary school enrolment in Belarus at 94.8% in 2024. That is the lowest since at least 2008. It is 24th highest of 34 in Europe & Central Asia, where the median is 101.1%. Of 100 countries with 2024 data, 48th highest.
70.1%: that is gross tertiary enrolment in Belarus for 2024, according to the UNESCO Institute for Statistics. The peak was 95.5% in 2013 and the low 65.5% in 2005. Europe & Central Asia median: 71.1%; Belarus is 19th highest of 34. Worldwide: 27th of 90.
In 2019, the adult literacy rate in Belarus was 99.9%, according to the UNESCO Institute for Statistics. It was 99.6% in 2009. It is 4th highest of 8 in Europe & Central Asia, where the median is 99.8%. Of 55 countries with 2019 data, 4th highest.
5.0% of GDP: that is government spending on education in Belarus for 2024, according to the UNESCO Institute for Statistics. The peak was 6.1% of GDP in 2006 and the low 4.4% of GDP in 2009. Of 36 countries with 2024 data, 14th highest.
The UNESCO Institute for Statistics puts the number of primary pupils per teacher in Belarus at 19 in 2018. It is the top of the series, which starts in 2005. Europe & Central Asia median: 15; Belarus is 4th highest of 15. Of 85 countries with 2018 data, 49th highest.
The latest figure from the UNESCO Institute for Statistics, for 2024, is 95.8%. Its high point since 2005 was 2006, at 104.4%; its low point was 2022, at 94.2%. It is 23rd highest of 30 in Europe & Central Asia, where the median is 98.2%. World rank, highest first: 51st of 104.
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