Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Belize
Belize: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 52.2% in 2020. β Volatile
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Belize, 1970β2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Belize stood at 52.2%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 27.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Belize peaked at 52.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 9.3%, in 1970.
Belize ranks 101st of 134 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.3% | 9.3% | 9.3% | 1 |
| 1980s | 14.0% | 14.0% | 14.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 21.8% | 21.8% | 21.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 46.1% | 40.9% | 51.4% | 2 |
| 2020s | 52.2% | 52.2% | 52.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 98 Nigeria 53.4% compare
- 99 India 52.7% compare
- 100 Costa Rica 52.4% compare
- 102 El Salvador 49.2% compare
- 103 Bangladesh 48.6% compare
- 104 St. Lucia 46.8% compare
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 rate, completed lower secondary education or in Belize?
- Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Belize was 52.2% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 52.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.3% in 1970.
- How does Belize rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Belize ranks 101st out of 134 countries with data for 2020.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release