Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Belize
Belize: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 93.6% in 2022. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Belize, 2005β2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Belize stood at 93.6%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 15.0% on the previous year and up 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Belize peaked at 93.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 69.1%, in 2005.
Belize ranks 73rd of 134 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 69.1% | 69.1% | 69.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 83.8% | 81.5% | 85.8% | 3 |
| 2020s | 87.5% | 81.4% | 93.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 70 Puerto Rico 93.7% compare
- 71 Uruguay 93.7% compare
- 72 Palestine, State of 93.6% compare
- 74 Kiribati 93.6% compare
- 75 Chile 93.4% compare
- 76 Brunei Darussalam 92.7% 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 primary education or higher in Belize?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Belize was 93.6% 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 93.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.1% in 2005.
- How does Belize rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Belize ranks 73rd 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 11.3%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release