Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total in Belize
Belize: Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total was 0.18 in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, 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 tertiary schooling, age 15+, total in Belize stood at 0.18.
That represents a change of down 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total in Belize peaked at 0.31 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.03, in 1970.
Belize ranks 98th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.25 | 0.19 | 0.31 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.035 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.09 | 0.05 | 0.13 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.185 | 0.18 | 0.19 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 96 El Salvador 0.19 compare
- 96 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.19 compare
- 98 Viet Nam 0.18 compare
- 100 Tonga 0.16 compare
- 101 China (People’s Republic of) 0.14 compare
- 101 Syrian Arab Republic 0.14 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 tertiary schooling, age 15+, total in Belize?
- Barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total in Belize was 0.18 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 0.31 in 1960.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.03 in 1970.
- How does Belize rank for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total?
- Belize ranks 98th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. 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 tertiary schooling, age 15+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of tertiary schooling, 15+, total is the average years of tertiary education completed among people over age 15.