Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, female in Belize
Belize: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, female was 7.99 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, female 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 20-24, female in Belize is 7.99, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, female in Belize peaked at 7.99 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 6.75, in 1965.
Belize ranks 2nd 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.
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, female in Belize, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 6.88 | — |
| 1965 | 6.75 | -1.9% |
| 1970 | 7.53 | +11.6% |
| 1975 | 7.53 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 7.19 | -4.5% |
| 1985 | 6.93 | -3.6% |
| 1990 | 7.53 | +8.7% |
| 1995 | 7.97 | +5.8% |
| 2000 | 7.98 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 7.99 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 7.99 | +0.0% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 7.99 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.7, 1.4× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Belize's 7.99 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.77, 1.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.81 | 6.75 | 6.88 | 2 |
| 1970s | 7.53 | 7.53 | 7.53 | 2 |
| 1980s | 7.06 | 6.93 | 7.19 | 2 |
| 1990s | 7.75 | 7.53 | 7.97 | 2 |
| 2000s | 7.99 | 7.98 | 7.99 | 2 |
| 2010s | 7.99 | 7.99 | 7.99 | 1 |
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 barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, female in Belize?
- Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, female in Belize was 7.99 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 20-24, female recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 7.99 in 2005.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, female recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.75 in 1965.
- How does Belize rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, female?
- Belize ranks 2nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, female rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. 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 20-24, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of primary schooling, 20-24, female is the average years of primary education completed among females age 20-24.