Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 50-54 with primary schooling. in Belize
Belize: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 50-54 with primary schooling. was 17.2% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 50-54 with primary schooling. 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 population age 50-54 with primary schooling. in Belize is 17.2%, measured in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 62.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with primary schooling. in Belize peaked at 73.6% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 17.2%, in 2010.
Belize ranks 43rd of 144 countries on this measure, 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 50-54 with primary schooling. in Belize, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 48.8% | — |
| 1965 | 49.7% | +1.8% |
| 1970 | 72.5% | +46.1% |
| 1975 | 73.6% | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 56.2% | -23.7% |
| 1985 | 53.3% | -5.1% |
| 1990 | 68.5% | +28.4% |
| 1995 | 59.9% | -12.5% |
| 2000 | 45.8% | -23.6% |
| 2005 | 33.2% | -27.5% |
| 2010 | 17.2% | -48.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 49.2% | 48.8% | 49.7% | 2 |
| 1970s | 73.1% | 72.5% | 73.6% | 2 |
| 1980s | 54.7% | 53.3% | 56.2% | 2 |
| 1990s | 64.2% | 59.9% | 68.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 39.5% | 33.2% | 45.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 17.2% | 17.2% | 17.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 40 Myanmar 19.2% compare
- 41 Brunei Darussalam 17.9% compare
- 42 Mauritania 17.8% compare
- 44 China 17.2% compare
- 45 El Salvador 16.7% compare
- 46 Spain 16.7% compare
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 50-54 with primary schooling. in Belize?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with primary schooling. in Belize was 17.2% 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 50-54 with primary schooling. recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 73.6% in 1975.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with primary schooling. recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.2% in 2010.
- How does Belize rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with primary schooling.?
- Belize ranks 43rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with primary schooling. rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.4%. 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 50-54 with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 50-54 with primary schooling. Completed Primary