Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in Belize

Belize: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary was 80.1% in 2010. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2010)
80.1%
World rank
6th
of 144 countries
All-time high
80.1%
in 2010
All-time low
8.0%
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in Belize, 1960–2010

0204060801960198520101960: 8 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1965: 10.1 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1970: 14 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1975: 16.1 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1980: 20.2 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1985: 20.9 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1990: 23.5 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1995: 34.8 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2000: 49 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2005: 65.2 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2010: 80.1 Incomplete and Completed Secondary

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Secondary.

Analysis

Belize recorded 80.1% for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 63.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in Belize peaked at 80.1% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 8.0%, in 1960.

That places Belize 6th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in Belize, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary) in Belize, 1960 to 2010.
Year Incomplete and Completed Secondary Change
1960 8.0%
1965 10.1% +26.5%
1970 14.0% +38.7%
1975 16.1% +15.2%
1980 20.2% +25.7%
1985 20.9% +3.2%
1990 23.5% +12.4%
1995 34.8% +48.4%
2000 49.0% +40.8%
2005 65.2% +33.0%
2010 80.1% +23.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 9.0% 8.0% 10.1% 2
1970s 15.0% 14.0% 16.1% 2
1980s 20.6% 20.2% 20.9% 2
1990s 29.1% 23.5% 34.8% 2
2000s 57.1% 49.0% 65.2% 2
2010s 80.1% 80.1% 80.1% 1

Countries ranked near Belize

  1. 3 Tonga 85.0% compare
  2. 4 Barbados 83.9% compare
  3. 5 Albania 83.1% compare
  4. 7 Hungary 79.1% compare
  5. 8 Botswana 79.0% compare
  6. 9 Slovakia 78.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in Belize?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in Belize was 80.1% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary recorded in Belize?
The highest recorded value was 80.1% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary recorded in Belize?
The lowest recorded value was 8.0% in 1960.
How does Belize rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary?
Belize ranks 6th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary rising or falling in Belize?
Over the last ten years it is up 63.5%. 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: Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)
Unit
Incomplete and Completed Secondary
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)