Belarus — Education spending
Government Education Spending (% of GDP) for Belarus, 1999–2024.
Education spending for Belarus was 5.05% in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 22 years, from 1999 to 2024. The highest recorded value was 6.20% in 2000. The lowest was 4.37% in 2009 (about 1.2× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -0.69% per year.
Belarus ranks 56 of 172 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 33%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 4.59%, so Belarus sits above it. It peaked in 2000 and has fallen 19% since. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved up 5%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 18 of 45 economies; Kazakhstan (4.86%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 19% in 2010. That is 4% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Climbed: 20th of 111 in 1999 → 15th of 116 in 2000 → 39th of 130 in 2010 → 63rd of 157 in 2020 → 15th of 39 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 1999 to 2024
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5.05% | +0.1 pp |
| 2023 | 4.91% | +0.3 pp |
| 2022 | 4.63% | +0.0 pp |
| 2021 | 4.61% | -0.3 pp |
| 2020 | 4.86% | -0.1 pp |
| 2019 | 4.98% | +0.1 pp |
| 2018 | 4.84% | +0.0 pp |
| 2017 | 4.8% | -0.2 pp |
| 2016 | 4.95% | +0.2 pp |
| 2015 | 4.79% | -0.0 pp |
| 2014 | 4.82% | -0.2 pp |
| 2013 | 5.01% | +0.0 pp |
| 2012 | 4.96% | +0.3 pp |
| 2011 | 4.68% | -0.5 pp |
| 2010 | 5.22% | +0.9 pp |
| 2009 | 4.37% | -0.8 pp |
| 2007 | 5.15% | -0.9 pp |
| 2006 | 6.08% | +0.2 pp |
| 2005 | 5.87% | +0.2 pp |
| 2004 | 5.71% | -0.5 pp |
| 2000 | 6.2% | +0.2 pp |
| 1999 | 6% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Belarus’s Education spending in 2000?
6.2% (2000). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of GDP, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Belarus’s Education spending growing or shrinking?
Between 1999 and 2024 the series was shrinking overall: -15.9% in total — about 0.7% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2024: 5.05%; 2023: 4.91%; 2022: 4.63%; 2021: 4.61%; 2020: 4.86%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS — Government Education Spending (% of GDP). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.