Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Belize
Belize: Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary was 41.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Belize, 2005–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Belize is 41.9%, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Belize peaked at 42.9% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 25.1%, in 2005.
Belize ranks 102nd of 140 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Belize, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 25.1% | — |
| 2010 | 36.4% | +45.0% |
| 2013 | 37.8% | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 38.4% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 32.4% | -15.6% |
| 2016 | 38.8% | +19.9% |
| 2017 | 38.6% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 42.9% | +11.0% |
| 2020 | 40.7% | -5.0% |
| 2022 | 41.9% | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.1% | 25.1% | 25.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 37.9% | 32.4% | 42.9% | 7 |
| 2020s | 41.3% | 40.7% | 41.9% | 2 |
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More education data for Belize
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Belize?
- Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Belize was 41.9% in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 42.9% in 2018.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.1% in 2005.
- How does Belize rank for educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary?
- Belize ranks 102nd out of 140 countries with data for 2022.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 upper secondary, population 25+, male (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed upper secondary education.