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TABLE 10 : Indicator 15 - Percentage of pupils having reached at least grade 4 of primary schooling who

master a set of nationally defined basic learning competencies
Country: Republic of Belarus Year: 1998

Col 1

Col 2

Col 3

Col 4

Col 5

Col 6

Col 7

C.8=C.3/C.7

C.9=C.4/C.7

C.10=C.5/C.7

C.11=C.6/C.7

Pupils of grade 4 (or another higher grade)

Previous year

enrolment in grade 4

Percentage of pupils who master

Achievement Gender Parity Index

who master basic learning competencies

basic learning competencies

Reading/ Writing

Mathe-matics

Life skills

A.C.S.

Reading/ Writing

Mathematics

Life skills/ others

A.C.S.

Reading/ Writing

Mathe-matics

Life skills

A.C.S

NATIONAL

(The whole

country)

TOTAL (MF)

153 018

153 018

153 018

153 895

99,4

99,4

99,4

99,4

Male (M)

Female (F)

Minsk TOTAL (MF)

24 562

24 562

24 562

24 755

99,2

99,2

99,2

99,2

Male (M)

Female (F)

Brestskaya TOTAL (MF)

23 340

23 340

23 340

23 518

99,2

99,2

99,2

99,2

oblast Male (M)

Female (F)

Vitebskaya TOTAL (MF)

20 579

20 579

20 579

20 744

99,2

99,2

99,2

99,2

oblast Male (M)

Female (F)

Gomelskaya TOTAL (MF)

23 368

23 368

23 368

23 378

100,0

100,0

100,0

100,0

oblast Male (M)

Female (F)

Grodnen- TOTAL (MF)

18 295

18 295

18 295

18 393

99,5

99,5

99,5

99,5

skaya Male (M)

oblast Female (F)

Minskaya TOTAL (MF)

24 569

24 569

24 569

24 609

99,8

99,8

99,8

99,8

oblast Male (M)

Female (F)

Mogilev- TOTAL (MF)

18 286

18 286

18 286

18 276

100,1

100,1

100,1

100,1

skaya Male (M)

oblast Female (F)

Urban areas TOTAL (MF)

110 589

110 589

110 589

110 983

99,6

99,6

99,6

99,6

Male (M)

Female (F)

Rural areas TOTAL (MF)

42 429

42 429

42 429

42 912

98,9

98,9

98,9

98,9

Male (M)

Female (F)

 

INDICATORS 16, 17 AND 18 – Literacy rate

These indicators demonstrate very high literacy rate of population. Comparison of the Columns 7 and 8 data shows the trend of increasing their value. It is possible to expect level of literacy will reach 99,9% early in the next millennium. The gender parity ratio is also extremely high: difference is less then 4%.

The data for the Table 11 were obtained from the reference books by the Ministry of Statistics and Analysis as well as from two national reports on human development 1997).

TABLE 11: Indicators 16, 17 and 18 - Literacy rates of population aged 15-24

and 15 years old and over, and Literacy Gender Parity Index

Country: Republic of Belarus Year: 1998

Col.1

Col.2

Col.3

Col.4

Col.5

Col.6

Col.7=

Col.5/Col.3

Col.8=

Col.6/Col.4

Col.9=

F%/M%

Col.10=

F%/M%

Population

Number of literates

Literacy rate

Literacy Gender Parity Index

15+

15-24

15+

15-24

15+

15-24

15+

15-24

NATIONAL TOTAL (MF)

7823,0

1518,6

7713,5

1515,5

98,6%

99,8%

0,972

1,00

(The whole

Male (M)

3550,3

762,7

3543,2

761,2

99,8%

99,8%

country)

Female (F)

4272,7

755,9

4144,5

754,4

97,0%

99,8%

Minsk TOTAL (MF)

1189,2

295,8

1186,8

295,5

99,8%

99,9%

1,00

1,00

Male (M)

541,1

147,3

540,6

147,1

99,9%

99,9%

Female (F)

648,1

148,6

644,9

148,4

99,5%

99,9%

Brestskaya TOTAL (MF)

1128,9

224,2

1105,2

223,5

97,9%

99,7%

0,959

1,00

oblast Male (M)

519,9

113,6

515,2

113,3

99,1%

99,7%

Female (F)

609

110,6

578,6

110,3

95,0%

99,7%

Vitebskaya TOTAL (MF)

1098,0

200,3

1076,0

199,9

98,0%

99,8%

0,972

1,00

oblast Male (M)

493,6

100,1

492,1

99,9

99,7%

99,8%

Female (F)

604,4

100,1

585,7

99,9

96,9%

99,8%

Gomelskaya TOTAL (MF)

1197,9

229,6

1171,5

229,1

97,8%

99,8%

0,964

1,00

oblast Male (M)

543,5

114,5

541,9

114,2

99,7%

99,8%

Female (F)

654,4

115,1

628,9

114,9

96,1%

99,8%

Grodnen- TOTAL (MF)

906,0

166,6

886,1

166,1

97,8%

99,7%

0,96

1,00

skaya Male (M)

409,8

83,3

408,6

83,0

99,7%

99,7%

oblast Female (F)

496,2

83,4

476,4

83,1

96,0%

99,7%

Minskaya TOTAL (MF)

1342,8

214,3

1324,0

213,9

98,6%

99,8%

0,98

1,01

oblast Male (M)

603,6

11,5

601,8

11,3

99,7%

98,1%

Female (F)

739,2

102,8

722,2

102,6

97,7%

99,8%

Mogilevskaya TOTAL (MF)

952,3

188,2

934,2

187,9

98,1%

99,9%

0,969

1,00

oblast Male (M)

432,3

92,4

431,0

92,2

99,7%

99,8%

Female (F)

520,0

95,7

502,3

95,6

96,6%

99,8%

Urban areas TOTAL (MF)

Male (M)

Female (F)

Rural areas TOTAL (MF)

Male (M)

Female (F)

AFTERWORDS

Basic education level is among the most indicators of steady human development of a country. In spite of tremendous difficulties after Chernobyl disaster and the USSR’s decay that strongly press economy and people wealth Belarus continues provide the system of education with funding and different resources to held that high level. Stabilisation of national economy during a couple of last years permits even rise some important indicators in education. The Republic of Belarus saved it donated system of pre-school education and child care. Every year it is provided an enrolment in elementary schools and successful graduating from. Compulsory and free basic education covers on absolute majority of population. There is an excellent cohort of teachers in Belorussian schools. No discrimination of women in schools can be find. A system of special school acts for children with disabilities. And, at the end, Belorussian system of secondary education started a strategic reform. Belarus is going to transform it to 12-year period of study that will provide more high quality of education in the country and allows the citizens to life in the changing world of the second millennium in the common European community.

 

APPENDIX

1. ECONOMICAL INDICATORS

Indicator

Year

 

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

National income per capita in US $

     

358

472

1007

1346

1314

   

National income in billions of roubles

42.7

86.6

914

9776

17661

118522

184174

356079

662369

 

Population, millions of people:

10.2

10.2

10.2

10.3

10.3

10.3

10.3

10.2

10.2

10.2

Male

4.78

4.79

4.80

4.84

4.85

4.81

4.79

4.78

4.76

4.75

Female

5.42

5.42

5.43

5.46

5.47

5.50

5.47

5.46

5.44

5.43

Urban area

6.76

6.84

6.91

6.99

7.04

7.06

7.07

Rural area

3.45

3.37

3.32

3.31

3.28

3.24

3.19

Exchange rate for Belorussian roubles per US $

         

11500

15500

30740

107000

245000*

*data for April 1999

Sources of data: see original document*

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