Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary gender in Belize
Belize: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary gender was 1 GPIA in 2022. ▬ Flat
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Belize, 2005–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Belize recorded 1 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2022. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Belize peaked at 1 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.9789 GPIA, in 2005.
That places Belize 23rd out of 134 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary gender in Belize, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.9789 GPIA | — |
| 2010 | 0.9957 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.9897 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.9824 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 1 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 1 GPIA is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.994 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Belize's 1 GPIA is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.9997 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9789 GPIA | 0.9789 GPIA | 0.9789 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.9893 GPIA | 0.9824 GPIA | 0.9957 GPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 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 1 GPIA 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 1 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9789 GPIA in 2005.
- How does Belize rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Belize ranks 23rd out of 134 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 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release