Belize vs Zimbabwe: Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education
Belize
89.8%
in 2024
Zimbabwe
90.4%
in 2024
Belize rank
129th
Zimbabwe rank
126th
Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education over time
- Belize
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 90.4% against 89.8% in Belize, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1820 it was Belize ahead.
Belize ranks 129th and Zimbabwe ranks 126th of 190 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 19 and Zimbabwe in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.4% | Belize |
| 1830s | 0.7% | 0.0% | 0.7% | Belize |
| 1840s | 1.2% | 0.0% | 1.2% | Belize |
| 1850s | 2.1% | 0.0% | 2.1% | Belize |
| 1860s | 3.6% | 0.0% | 3.6% | Belize |
| 1870s | 6.1% | 0.0% | 6.1% | Belize |
| 1880s | 10.1% | 0.0% | 10.1% | Belize |
| 1890s | 16.3% | 0.4% | 15.9% | Belize |
| 1900s | 25.3% | 3.8% | 21.5% | Belize |
| 1910s | 37.0% | 13.7% | 23.3% | Belize |
| 1920s | 48.9% | 30.2% | 18.7% | Belize |
| 1930s | 56.5% | 46.6% | 9.8% | Belize |
| 1940s | 64.0% | 63.1% | 0.9% | Belize |
| 1950s | 71.6% | 82.5% | 10.9% | Zimbabwe |
| 1960s | 79.2% | 70.3% | 8.9% | Belize |
| 1970s | 86.8% | 52.0% | 34.8% | Belize |
| 1980s | 92.4% | 44.5% | 47.9% | Belize |
| 1990s | 98.4% | 91.3% | 7.1% | Belize |
| 2000s | 98.4% | 97.0% | 1.4% | Belize |
| 2020s | 92.0% | 91.7% | 0.3% | Belize |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education, Belize or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 90.4% against 89.8% in Belize as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education between Belize and Zimbabwe?
- 0.6%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Zimbabwe?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1820 to 2024.
- How do Belize and Zimbabwe rank globally for gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education?
- Belize ranks 129th and Zimbabwe ranks 126th of 190 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of girls of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) who are enrolled in primary education.