MINISTRY OF EDUCATION OF THE REPUBLIC OF BELARUS

On average, there are 10 pupils per teacher in Belarus. This is according to the data provided by the statistic review prepared for Knowledge Day and issued by the National Statistic Committee.

In the beginning of the last academic year, Belarus had 29 hundred institutions of general secondary education. Twenty three hundred of them were middle schools with total number of students reaching 1085,3 thousand (49% female, 51% male).

In total there were 105,1 thousand teachers employed in the system of general secondary education. City schools had 12 pupils per teacher, rural ones – 5.

The largest number of teachers taught foreign languages (19%), then math teachers (10,6%), Belarusian language and literature (9,8%), P.E. (9,7%) tying with Russian language and literature ones.

Our teachers have an important mission to educate and teach the young people of the country. Their work is very tough, but noble. You should teach them love to Motherland, respect for traditions and crave for knowledge and art as well. Let your pupils see not only a professional in you, the one who loves his subject, but also a comrade, a leader who can aspire for good deeds and give a useful advice!

Wish you successful academic year!