Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Belize
Belize: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary was 85.8% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Belize, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Secondary.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Belize stood at 85.8%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 50.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Belize peaked at 85.8% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 23.2%, in 1960.
That places Belize 32nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Belize, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Secondary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 23.2% | — |
| 1965 | 24.8% | +6.8% |
| 1970 | 28.0% | +13.0% |
| 1975 | 30.4% | +8.5% |
| 1980 | 34.8% | +14.6% |
| 1985 | 36.5% | +4.8% |
| 1990 | 40.6% | +11.3% |
| 1995 | 40.2% | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 57.0% | +41.9% |
| 2005 | 73.7% | +29.2% |
| 2010 | 85.8% | +16.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 24.0% | 23.2% | 24.8% | 2 |
| 1970s | 29.2% | 28.0% | 30.4% | 2 |
| 1980s | 35.6% | 34.8% | 36.5% | 2 |
| 1990s | 40.4% | 40.2% | 40.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 65.4% | 57.0% | 73.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 85.8% | 85.8% | 85.8% | 1 |
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More education data for Belize
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Belize?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Belize was 85.8% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 85.8% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.2% in 1960.
- How does Belize rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary?
- Belize ranks 32nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.3%. 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: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)