Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Belarus
Belarus: Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index was 1.02 index in 2025. ▼ Falling
Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Belarus, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
In 2025, upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Belarus stood at 1.02 index. That is the lowest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Belarus peaked at 1.22 index in 1981 and was at its lowest, 1.02 index, in 2025.
That places Belarus 119th out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Belarus, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 1.22 index | — |
| 1982 | 1.21 index | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 1.2 index | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 1.19 index | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 1.19 index | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 1.18 index | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 1.17 index | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 1.16 index | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 1.15 index | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 1.14 index | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 1.13 index | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 1.11 index | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 1.1 index | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 1.08 index | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 1.07 index | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 1.07 index | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 1.06 index | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 1.06 index | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 1.05 index | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 1.05 index | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 1.04 index | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 1.04 index | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 1.04 index | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 1.04 index | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 1.04 index | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.04 index | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 1.03 index | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 1.03 index | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 1.03 index | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 1.03 index | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 1.03 index | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.03 index | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.03 index | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.03 index | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.03 index | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.03 index | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.03 index | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.02 index | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.02 index | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 1.02 index | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 1.02 index | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.02 index | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 1.02 index | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 1.02 index | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 1.02 index | -0.1% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 1.02 index is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.11 index, 91% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 1.02 index is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.04 index, 97% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.19 index | 1.15 index | 1.22 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.09 index | 1.05 index | 1.14 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.04 index | 1.03 index | 1.05 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.03 index | 1.02 index | 1.03 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.02 index | 1.02 index | 1.02 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
More gender data for Belarus
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,148 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -5.04 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 7,539 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 7,539 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.033 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 30,508 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 32,293 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 31,141 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 32,955 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 33,618 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Belarus?
- Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Belarus was 1.02 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 1.22 index in 1981.
- What is the lowest upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.02 index in 2025.
- How does Belarus rank for upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index?
- Belarus ranks 119th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belarus data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal upper secondary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.