Belize vs GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024: Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government
Belize
18.9%
in 2024
GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024
12.7%
in 2025
Belize rank
27th
GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 rank
25th
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government over time
- Belize
- GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024
How they compare
Belize currently reports 18.9% against 12.7% in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024, a difference of 6.2%.
That makes Belize's figure about 1.5 times GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 2000 it was GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 ahead.
Belize ranks 27th and GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 ranks 25th of 197 countries.
Belize has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.3% | 16.3% | 2.0% | Belize |
| 2010s | 21.8% | 15.4% | 6.4% | Belize |
| 2020s | 18.3% | 14.3% | 4.1% | Belize |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher expenditure on education as a percentage of total government, Belize or GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024?
- Belize, at 18.9% against 12.7% in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 as of 2024.
- What is the difference in expenditure on education as a percentage of total government between Belize and GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024?
- 6.2%, with Belize ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Belize and GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 rank globally for expenditure on education as a percentage of total government?
- Belize ranks 27th and GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 ranks 25th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government expenditure (%) (UIS calculation). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release