Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) (%) in Belize
Belize: Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) (%) was 24.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in Belize, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Belize recorded 24.5% for completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in Belize peaked at 24.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 7.2%, in 1981.
That places Belize 133rd 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.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) (%) in Belize, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 7.2% | — |
| 1982 | 7.4% | +3.9% |
| 1983 | 7.7% | +4.0% |
| 1984 | 8.1% | +4.2% |
| 1985 | 8.3% | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 8.5% | +3.5% |
| 1987 | 8.8% | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 9.1% | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 9.5% | +5.0% |
| 2025 | 24.5% | +157.4% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 24.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 76.6%, 32% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Belize's 24.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 72.9%, 34% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.3% | 7.2% | 9.5% | 9 |
| 2020s | 24.5% | 24.5% | 24.5% | 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, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in Belize?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in Belize was 24.5% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 24.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.2% in 1981.
- How does Belize rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data)?
- Belize ranks 133rd 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, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release