Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 35-39, total in Belize
Belize: Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 35-39, total was 0.22 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 35-39, total in Belize, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Belize recorded 0.22 for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 35-39, total in 2010.
The figure is down 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 35-39, total in Belize peaked at 0.28 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.06, in 1970.
Belize ranks 98th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 35-39, total in Belize, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.28 | — |
| 1965 | 0.23 | -17.9% |
| 1970 | 0.06 | -73.9% |
| 1975 | 0.07 | +16.7% |
| 1980 | 0.09 | +28.6% |
| 1985 | 0.17 | +88.9% |
| 1990 | 0.28 | +64.7% |
| 1995 | 0.26 | -7.1% |
| 2000 | 0.24 | -7.7% |
| 2005 | 0.24 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.22 | -8.3% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 0.22 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.39, 56% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Belize's 0.22 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.39, 56% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.255 | 0.23 | 0.28 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.065 | 0.06 | 0.07 | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.13 | 0.09 | 0.17 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.27 | 0.26 | 0.28 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.22 | 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 tertiary schooling, age 35-39, total in Belize?
- Barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 35-39, total in Belize was 0.22 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 35-39, total recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 0.28 in 1960.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 35-39, total recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.06 in 1970.
- How does Belize rank for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 35-39, total?
- Belize ranks 98th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 35-39, total rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. 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 tertiary schooling, age 35-39, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of tertiary schooling, 35-39, total is the average years of tertiary education completed among people age 35-39.