Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary female in Belize
Belize: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary female was 93.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Belize, 2005–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Belize stood at 93.7%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 15.0% on the previous year and up 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Belize peaked at 93.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 67.6%, in 2005.
That places Belize 67th out of 136 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary female in Belize, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 67.6% | — |
| 2010 | 83.8% | +23.9% |
| 2015 | 84.9% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 80.1% | -5.7% |
| 2020 | 81.5% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 93.7% | +15.0% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 93.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 88.9%, 1.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Belize's 93.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 86.9%, 1.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 67.6% | 67.6% | 67.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 82.9% | 80.1% | 84.9% | 3 |
| 2020s | 87.6% | 81.5% | 93.7% | 2 |
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 93.7% in 2022, 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 93.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.6% in 2005.
- How does Belize rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Belize ranks 67th out of 136 countries with data for 2022.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.9%. 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release