Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total in Belize
Belize: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total was 7.7 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total in Belize, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total in Belize is 7.7, measured in 2010.
The figure is down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total in Belize peaked at 7.87 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 6.19, in 1960.
Belize ranks 3rd of 144 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.32 | 6.19 | 6.44 | 2 |
| 1970s | 7.15 | 7.11 | 7.19 | 2 |
| 1980s | 6.75 | 6.71 | 6.79 | 2 |
| 1990s | 7.33 | 7.18 | 7.49 | 2 |
| 2000s | 7.79 | 7.72 | 7.87 | 2 |
| 2010s | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 1 Czechia 8.56 compare
- 2 Slovak Republic 8.04 compare
- 4 Hungary 7.69 compare
- 5 Poland 7.39 compare
- 6 Trinidad and Tobago 6.81 compare
More education data for Belize
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2,497 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 26.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 96.48 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 96.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total in Belize?
- Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total in Belize was 7.7 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 7.87 in 2005.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.19 in 1960.
- How does Belize rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total?
- Belize ranks 3rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of primary schooling, 15+, total is the average years of primary education completed among people over age 15.