Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 55-59, total in Belize
Belize: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 55-59, total was 7.98 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 55-59, total in Belize, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Belize recorded 7.98 for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 55-59, total in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 55-59, total in Belize peaked at 7.98 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 5.61, 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.
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 55-59, total in Belize, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 5.61 | — |
| 1965 | 5.8 | +3.4% |
| 1970 | 6.32 | +9.0% |
| 1975 | 6.55 | +3.6% |
| 1980 | 5.78 | -11.8% |
| 1985 | 5.91 | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 6.3 | +6.6% |
| 1995 | 7.02 | +11.4% |
| 2000 | 7.29 | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 7.7 | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 7.98 | +3.6% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 7.98 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.19, 1.9× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Belize's 7.98 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.59, 1.7× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.71 | 5.61 | 5.8 | 2 |
| 1970s | 6.44 | 6.32 | 6.55 | 2 |
| 1980s | 5.85 | 5.78 | 5.91 | 2 |
| 1990s | 6.66 | 6.3 | 7.02 | 2 |
| 2000s | 7.5 | 7.29 | 7.7 | 2 |
| 2010s | 7.98 | 7.98 | 7.98 | 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 55-59, total in Belize?
- Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 55-59, total in Belize was 7.98 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 55-59, total recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 7.98 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 55-59, total recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.61 in 1960.
- How does Belize rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 55-59, total?
- Belize ranks 3rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 55-59, total rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. 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 55-59, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of primary schooling, 55-59, total is the average years of primary education completed among people age 55-59.