Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Belize
Belize: Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) was 45.7% in 2025. β² Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Belize, 1981β2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Belize recorded 45.7% for completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Belize peaked at 45.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 18.5%, in 1981.
That places Belize 135th out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 20.4% | 18.5% | 22.5% | 9 |
| 2020s | 45.7% | 45.7% | 45.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 132 Sierra Leone 46.9% compare
- 133 Gabon 46.5% compare
- 134 Vanuatu 45.7% compare
- 136 Lesotho 44.1% compare
- 137 Burkina Faso 43.9% compare
- 138 Afghanistan 42.8% compare
More education data for Belize
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2,497 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 26.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 96.5% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.006 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Belize?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Belize was 45.7% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 45.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.5% in 1981.
- How does Belize rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data)?
- Belize ranks 135th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release