Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Belize
Belize: Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary was 42.9% in 2022. β² Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Belize, 2005β2022
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 42.9%, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Belize peaked at 43.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 24.8%, in 2005.
Belize ranks 95th of 142 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.8% | 24.8% | 24.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 37.5% | 32.6% | 40.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 43.1% | 42.9% | 43.3% | 2 |
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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 educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Belize?
- Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Belize was 42.9% 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 43.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.8% in 2005.
- How does Belize rank for educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary?
- Belize ranks 95th out of 142 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 12.9%. 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+, total (%) (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 upper secondary education.