4.2.2 Participation rate in organized learning (one year) … primary in Belize
Belize: 4.2.2 Participation rate in organized learning (one year) … primary was 43.45 in 2021. ▲ Rising
4.2.2 Participation rate in organized learning (one year before the) in Belize, 2000–2021
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2021, 4.2.2 participation rate in organized learning (one year before the) in Belize stood at 43.45. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is down 48.5% on the previous year and down 45.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 4.2.2 participation rate in organized learning (one year before the) in Belize peaked at 92.78 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 43.45, in 2021.
That places Belize 134th out of 156 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
4.2.2 Participation rate in organized learning (one year) … primary in Belize, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 49.58 | — |
| 2001 | 54.79 | +10.5% |
| 2003 | 53.82 | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 57.86 | +7.5% |
| 2005 | 68.96 | +19.2% |
| 2006 | 70.48 | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 71.93 | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 73.8 | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 79.12 | +7.2% |
| 2010 | 76.97 | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 79.83 | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 81.82 | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 88.18 | +7.8% |
| 2014 | 92.78 | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 84.18 | -9.3% |
| 2016 | 85.71 | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 84.9 | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 85.48 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 82.81 | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 84.44 | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 43.45 | -48.5% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 43.45 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 84.75, 51% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Belize's 43.45 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 91.98, 47% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where 4.2.2 Participation rate in organized learning (one year) … primary in Belize changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | -48.5% | 84.44 | 43.45 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 64.48 | 49.58 | 79.12 | 9 |
| 2010s | 84.27 | 76.97 | 92.78 | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.94 | 43.45 | 84.44 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Belize
More education data for Belize
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 89.77 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 89.32 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2,319 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 2,390 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 3,316 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3,346 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 38,323 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 44,757 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.0671 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 4.2.2 participation rate in organized learning (one year before the) in Belize?
- 4.2.2 participation rate in organized learning (one year before the) in Belize was 43.45 in 2021, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest 4.2.2 participation rate in organized learning (one year before the) recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 92.78 in 2014.
- What is the lowest 4.2.2 participation rate in organized learning (one year before the) recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.45 in 2021.
- How does Belize rank for 4.2.2 participation rate in organized learning (one year before the)?
- Belize ranks 134th out of 156 countries with data for 2021.
- Is 4.2.2 participation rate in organized learning (one year before the) rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of 4.2.2 Participation rate in organized learning (one year before the official primary entry age) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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