Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Belize
Belize: Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary was 54.5% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Belize, 1970–2020
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Belize is 54.5%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 31.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Belize peaked at 54.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 8.2%, in 1970.
That places Belize 89th out of 131 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Belize, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 8.2% | — |
| 1980 | 12.9% | +57.0% |
| 1991 | 21.2% | +64.0% |
| 2015 | 41.6% | +96.5% |
| 2018 | 52.9% | +27.2% |
| 2020 | 54.5% | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.2% | 8.2% | 8.2% | 1 |
| 1980s | 12.9% | 12.9% | 12.9% | 1 |
| 1990s | 21.2% | 21.2% | 21.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 47.2% | 41.6% | 52.9% | 2 |
| 2020s | 54.5% | 54.5% | 54.5% | 1 |
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More education data for Belize
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Belize?
- Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Belize was 54.5% in 2020, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 54.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.2% in 1970.
- How does Belize rank for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary?
- Belize ranks 89th out of 131 countries with data for 2020.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary, population 25+, female (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed lower secondary education.