Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with primary schooling. in Belize
Belize: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with primary schooling. was 9.4% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with primary schooling. in Belize, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with primary schooling. in Belize stood at 9.4%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 70.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with primary schooling. in Belize peaked at 72.3% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 9.4%, in 2010.
That places Belize 64th 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 population age 20-24 with primary schooling. in Belize, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 52.9% | — |
| 1965 | 63.5% | +19.9% |
| 1970 | 71.5% | +12.6% |
| 1975 | 72.3% | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 58.8% | -18.7% |
| 1985 | 53.7% | -8.6% |
| 1990 | 57.4% | +6.8% |
| 1995 | 45.3% | -21.1% |
| 2000 | 32.1% | -29.0% |
| 2005 | 12.3% | -61.6% |
| 2010 | 9.4% | -23.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 58.2% | 52.9% | 63.5% | 2 |
| 1970s | 71.9% | 71.5% | 72.3% | 2 |
| 1980s | 56.3% | 53.7% | 58.8% | 2 |
| 1990s | 51.3% | 45.3% | 57.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 22.2% | 12.3% | 32.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 9.4% | 9.4% | 9.4% | 1 |
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More education data for Belize
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 44,757 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.0671 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with primary schooling. in Belize?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with primary schooling. in Belize was 9.4% 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 20-24 with primary schooling. recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 72.3% in 1975.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with primary schooling. recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.4% in 2010.
- How does Belize rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with primary schooling.?
- Belize ranks 64th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with primary schooling. rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 70.8%. 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 population age 20-24 with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 20-24 with primary schooling. Completed Primary