Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Belize
Belize: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. was 16.0% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Belize, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.
Analysis
Belize recorded 16.0% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 65.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Belize peaked at 78.6% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 16.0%, in 2010.
That places Belize 93rd 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 25+ with primary schooling. in Belize, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 75.0% | — |
| 1965 | 75.5% | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 78.6% | +4.1% |
| 1975 | 76.7% | -2.4% |
| 1980 | 75.3% | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 70.6% | -6.3% |
| 1990 | 65.1% | -7.8% |
| 1995 | 55.6% | -14.6% |
| 2000 | 45.7% | -17.8% |
| 2005 | 33.0% | -27.9% |
| 2010 | 16.0% | -51.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 75.3% | 75.0% | 75.5% | 2 |
| 1970s | 77.7% | 76.7% | 78.6% | 2 |
| 1980s | 72.9% | 70.6% | 75.3% | 2 |
| 1990s | 60.3% | 55.6% | 65.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 39.3% | 33.0% | 45.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 16.0% | 16.0% | 16.0% | 1 |
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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 population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Belize?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. 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 population age 25+ with primary schooling. recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 78.6% in 1970.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.0% in 2010.
- How does Belize rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling.?
- Belize ranks 93rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 65.1%. 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 25+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)