Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Belize
Belize: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 0.8646 LPIA in 2020. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Belize, 2005β2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Belize is 0.8646 LPIA, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Belize peaked at 0.9069 LPIA in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.6875 LPIA, in 2005.
Belize ranks 62nd of 100 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6875 LPIA | 0.6875 LPIA | 0.6875 LPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.8599 LPIA | 0.8364 LPIA | 0.9069 LPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.8646 LPIA | 0.8646 LPIA | 0.8646 LPIA | 1 |
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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 rate, completed primary education or higher in Belize?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Belize was 0.8646 LPIA 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 0.9069 LPIA in 2015.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6875 LPIA in 2005.
- How does Belize rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Belize ranks 62nd 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 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release