Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, total in Belize
Belize: Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, total was 3.41 in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary 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 secondary schooling, age 15+, total in Belize is 3.41, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 56.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, total in Belize peaked at 3.41 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.6, in 1970.
That places Belize 63rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, total in Belize, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.07 | — |
| 1965 | 0.9 | -15.9% |
| 1970 | 0.6 | -33.3% |
| 1975 | 0.72 | +20.0% |
| 1980 | 0.86 | +19.4% |
| 1985 | 1.07 | +24.4% |
| 1990 | 1.38 | +29.0% |
| 1995 | 1.72 | +24.6% |
| 2000 | 2.18 | +26.7% |
| 2005 | 2.7 | +23.9% |
| 2010 | 3.41 | +26.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.985 | 0.9 | 1.07 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.66 | 0.6 | 0.72 | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.965 | 0.86 | 1.07 | 2 |
| 1990s | 1.55 | 1.38 | 1.72 | 2 |
| 2000s | 2.44 | 2.18 | 2.7 | 2 |
| 2010s | 3.41 | 3.41 | 3.41 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Belize
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 secondary schooling, age 15+, total in Belize?
- Barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, total in Belize was 3.41 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, total recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 3.41 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, total recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6 in 1970.
- How does Belize rank for barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, total?
- Belize ranks 63rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, total rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 secondary schooling, age 15+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of secondary schooling, 15+, total is the average years of secondary education completed among people over age 15.