Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary rural gender in Belize
Belize: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary rural gender was 0.9926 GPIA in 2020. ▬ Flat
Latest (2020)
0.9926 GPIA
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
48th
of 100 countries
All-time high
0.995 GPIA
in 2015
All-time low
0.973 GPIA
in 2005
Years of data
5
2005–2020
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Belize, 2005–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2020, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Belize stood at 0.9926 GPIA.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Belize peaked at 0.995 GPIA in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.973 GPIA, in 2005.
That places Belize 48th out of 100 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary rural gender in Belize, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.973 GPIA | — |
| 2010 | 0.9874 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.995 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.9734 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.9926 GPIA | +2.0% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 0.9926 GPIA is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9926 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Belize's 0.9926 GPIA is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.9926 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.973 GPIA | 0.973 GPIA | 0.973 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.9853 GPIA | 0.9734 GPIA | 0.995 GPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.9926 GPIA | 0.9926 GPIA | 0.9926 GPIA | 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 educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Belize?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Belize was 0.9926 GPIA in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 0.995 GPIA in 2015.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.973 GPIA in 2005.
- How does Belize rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Belize ranks 48th out of 100 countries with data for 2020.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release