Belize vs Netherlands: Share of the population with at least some formal education
Belize
99.9%
in 2020
Netherlands
99.8%
in 2020
Belize rank
1st
Netherlands rank
3rd
Share of the population with at least some formal education over time
- Belize
- Netherlands
How they compare
Belize currently reports 99.9% against 99.8% in Netherlands, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Netherlands ahead.
Belize ranks 1st and Netherlands ranks 3rd of 111 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 2 and Netherlands in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 10.5% | 72.7% | 62.2% | Netherlands |
| 1880s | 16.1% | 75.5% | 59.5% | Netherlands |
| 1890s | 23.8% | 77.8% | 54.1% | Netherlands |
| 1900s | 35.9% | 80.8% | 44.9% | Netherlands |
| 1910s | 55.1% | 85.8% | 30.7% | Netherlands |
| 1920s | 62.7% | 91.5% | 28.8% | Netherlands |
| 1930s | 71.8% | 94.6% | 22.7% | Netherlands |
| 1940s | 82.3% | 97.2% | 14.9% | Netherlands |
| 1950s | 87.9% | 98.2% | 10.2% | Netherlands |
| 1960s | 90.5% | 98.5% | 8.0% | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 92.2% | 98.4% | 6.2% | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 92.5% | 98.2% | 5.8% | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 93.2% | 98.7% | 5.5% | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 98.2% | 98.1% | 0.1% | Belize |
| 2010s | 99.9% | 99.9% | 0.0% | — |
| 2020s | 99.9% | 99.8% | 0.1% | Belize |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population with at least some formal education, Belize or Netherlands?
- Belize, at 99.9% against 99.8% in Netherlands as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of the population with at least some formal education between Belize and Netherlands?
- 0.1%, with Belize ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Netherlands?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Belize and Netherlands rank globally for share of the population with at least some formal education?
- Belize ranks 1st and Netherlands ranks 3rd of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of the population with at least some formal education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Based on the population aged 15 years and older.