In Belarus, there are an average of 9 students per teacher. This data is provided in a Belstat review for Knowledge Day, according to BELTA.
In Belarus, there are an average of 9 students per teacher. This data is provided in a Belstat review for Knowledge Day, according to BELTA.
As of the beginning of the 2017/2018 academic year, there were 3812 preschool educational institutions in the country, attended by 426 thousand children, which is 8 thousand more than at the beginning of the previous academic year. The number of pedagogical staff in these institutions was 57 thousand people.
As of the beginning of the 2017/2018 academic year, there were 3067 general secondary education institutions. The number of students increased by 12 thousand compared to the beginning of the 2016/2017 academic year, reaching 995 thousand. The number of teachers (including part-time staff) in full-time general secondary education institutions in the 2017/2018 academic year was 115 thousand. There were an average of 9 students per teacher, with 10 students per teacher in urban schools and 5 students per teacher in rural schools.
As of the beginning of the 2017/2018 academic year, 182 vocational education institutions operated with 67 thousand students. In 2017, these institutions graduated 31 thousand qualified workers and employees. 80% of full-time graduates obtained two or more qualifications, and 57% of graduates obtained an advanced level of qualification.
As of the beginning of the 2017/2018 academic year, 226 educational institutions provided secondary vocational education, with 114 thousand students. 63% of all students receive secondary vocational education at the expense of the budget. In 2017, 36 thousand specialists with secondary vocational education graduated.
As of the beginning of the 2017/2018 academic year, 284 thousand students were enrolled in 51 higher education institutions, including 15 thousand foreign students (5% of all students). There were 300 university students per 10 thousand of the country's population. 43% of all students studied at the expense of the budget. In 2017, 62 thousand people became students, of whom 13% lived in rural settlements. In 2017, 81 thousand graduates became specialists with higher education.