Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 50-54, total in Belize
Belize: Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 50-54, total was 3.74 in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 50-54, total in Belize, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 50-54, total in Belize stood at 3.74. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 70.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 50-54, total in Belize peaked at 3.74 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.28, in 1970.
Belize ranks 44th of 144 countries on this measure, 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 50-54, total in Belize, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.79 | — |
| 1965 | 0.6 | -24.1% |
| 1970 | 0.28 | -53.3% |
| 1975 | 0.3 | +7.1% |
| 1980 | 0.47 | +56.7% |
| 1985 | 0.5 | +6.4% |
| 1990 | 0.86 | +72.0% |
| 1995 | 1.29 | +50.0% |
| 2000 | 2.19 | +69.8% |
| 2005 | 2.83 | +29.2% |
| 2010 | 3.74 | +32.2% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 3.74 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.65, 1.4× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Belize's 3.74 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.53, 1.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.695 | 0.6 | 0.79 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.29 | 0.28 | 0.3 | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.485 | 0.47 | 0.5 | 2 |
| 1990s | 1.07 | 0.86 | 1.29 | 2 |
| 2000s | 2.51 | 2.19 | 2.83 | 2 |
| 2010s | 3.74 | 3.74 | 3.74 | 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 secondary schooling, age 50-54, total in Belize?
- Barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 50-54, total in Belize was 3.74 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 50-54, total recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 3.74 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 50-54, total recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.28 in 1970.
- How does Belize rank for barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 50-54, total?
- Belize ranks 44th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 50-54, total rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.8%. 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 50-54, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of secondary schooling, 50-54, total is the average years of secondary education completed among people age 50-54.