Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Belarus
Belarus: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9984 index in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
0.9984 index
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
99th
of 215 countries
All-time high
1 index
in 2016
All-time low
0.9559 index
in 1995
Years of data
32
1993–2024
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Belarus, 1993–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
In 2024, primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Belarus stood at 0.9984 index.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Belarus peaked at 1 index in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.9559 index, in 1995.
Belarus ranks 99th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Belarus, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.9988 index | — |
| 1994 | 0.9902 index | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.9559 index | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 0.9607 index | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.9567 index | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.9663 index | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.9846 index | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.9871 index | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.9876 index | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.9871 index | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.9895 index | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.9672 index | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.9684 index | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.9783 index | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.9841 index | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.9977 index | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.994 index | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.9989 index | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 1 index | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 1 index | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9993 index | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 1 index | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.9966 index | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 1 index | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.998 index | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 1 index | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9967 index | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.9978 index | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 1 index | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.9777 index | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.9983 index | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 0.9984 index | +0.0% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 0.9984 index is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9951 index, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 0.9984 index is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9989 index, 100% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9733 index | 0.9559 index | 0.9988 index | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.9841 index | 0.9672 index | 0.9977 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9996 index | 0.9966 index | 1 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9949 index | 0.9777 index | 1 index | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
- 97 Switzerland 0.9986 index compare
- 98 Finland 0.9984 index compare
- 100 South Korea 0.9983 index compare
- 101 Denmark 0.9981 index compare
- 102 Trinidad and Tobago 0.998 index compare
More health data for Belarus
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.3867 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,674 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 18 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -5.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.019 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -5.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Belarus?
- Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Belarus was 0.9984 index in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 1 index in 2016.
- What is the lowest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9559 index in 1995.
- How does Belarus rank for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Belarus ranks 99th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 Primary school life expectancy, 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 equality in the expected number of years a child of school entrance age is likely to spend in primary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.