Educational attainment rate … Educational upper location LPIA in Belize
Belize: Educational attainment rate … Educational upper location LPIA was 0.5593 LPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.5593 LPIA
Change on year
down 9.1%
World rank
66th
of 105 countries
All-time high
0.615 LPIA
in 2020
All-time low
0.3295 LPIA
in 2005
Years of data
8
2005–2022
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Belize, 2005–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2022, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Belize stood at 0.5593 LPIA.
The figure is down 9.1% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Belize peaked at 0.615 LPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.3295 LPIA, in 2005.
That places Belize 66th out of 105 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate … Educational upper location LPIA in Belize, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.3295 LPIA | — |
| 2010 | 0.5169 LPIA | +56.9% |
| 2013 | 0.529 LPIA | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 0.5637 LPIA | +6.6% |
| 2015 | 0.5558 LPIA | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.5703 LPIA | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 0.615 LPIA | +7.8% |
| 2022 | 0.5593 LPIA | -9.1% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 0.5593 LPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5998 LPIA, 93% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Belize's 0.5593 LPIA is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.4691 LPIA, 1.2× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3295 LPIA | 0.3295 LPIA | 0.3295 LPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.5471 LPIA | 0.5169 LPIA | 0.5703 LPIA | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.5871 LPIA | 0.5593 LPIA | 0.615 LPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 63 Costa Rica 0.5819 LPIA compare
- 64 Dominican Republic 0.5739 LPIA compare
- 65 India 0.5619 LPIA compare
- 67 Bangladesh 0.5552 LPIA compare
- 68 Uruguay 0.5288 LPIA compare
- 69 Vietnam 0.5203 LPIA compare
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 upper secondary education or in Belize?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Belize was 0.5593 LPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 0.615 LPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3295 LPIA in 2005.
- How does Belize rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Belize ranks 66th out of 105 countries with data for 2022.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. 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 upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release