Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) (%) in Belize
Belize: Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) (%) was 53.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) in Belize, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) in Belize stood at 53.8%. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) in Belize peaked at 53.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 17.1%, in 1981.
Belize ranks 128th of 164 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) (%) in Belize, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 17.1% | — |
| 1982 | 17.7% | +3.5% |
| 1983 | 18.2% | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 18.9% | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 19.4% | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 20.1% | +3.7% |
| 1987 | 20.8% | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 21.6% | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 22.4% | +3.8% |
| 2025 | 53.8% | +140.2% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 53.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 95.6%, 56% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Belize's 53.8% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 87.0%, 62% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 19.6% | 17.1% | 22.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 53.8% | 53.8% | 53.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Belize
More education data for Belize
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 89.77 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 89.32 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) in Belize?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) in Belize was 53.8% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 53.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.1% in 1981.
- How does Belize rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data)?
- Belize ranks 128th 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, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release