Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Belize
Belize: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary was 16.0% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Belize, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Belize is 16.0%, measured in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 64.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Belize peaked at 74.0% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 16.0%, in 2010.
That places Belize 59th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Belize, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 51.9% | — |
| 1965 | 53.4% | +3.0% |
| 1970 | 73.6% | +37.7% |
| 1975 | 74.0% | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 56.6% | -23.5% |
| 1985 | 54.0% | -4.5% |
| 1990 | 65.5% | +21.2% |
| 1995 | 55.3% | -15.6% |
| 2000 | 45.2% | -18.3% |
| 2005 | 32.6% | -27.8% |
| 2010 | 16.0% | -50.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 52.6% | 51.9% | 53.4% | 2 |
| 1970s | 73.8% | 73.6% | 74.0% | 2 |
| 1980s | 55.3% | 54.0% | 56.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 60.4% | 55.3% | 65.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 38.9% | 32.6% | 45.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 16.0% | 16.0% | 16.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 56 Hong Kong, China 17.4% compare
- 57 Iran, Islamic Republic of 17.1% compare
- 58 Togo 16.3% compare
- 60 Maldives 15.6% compare
- 61 Cambodia 15.4% compare
- 62 El Salvador 15.1% compare
More education data for Belize
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1073 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Belize?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Belize was 16.0% 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 25+ with primary recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 74.0% in 1975.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.0% in 2010.
- How does Belize rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary?
- Belize ranks 59th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 64.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 25+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary