Educational attainment rate, completed … female upper location LPIA in Belize
Belize: Educational attainment rate, completed … female upper location LPIA was 0.5619 LPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.5619 LPIA
Change on year
down 10.2%
World rank
64th
of 103 countries
All-time high
0.6256 LPIA
in 2020
All-time low
0.3197 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
Belize recorded 0.5619 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2022.
The figure is down 10.2% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Belize peaked at 0.6256 LPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.3197 LPIA, in 2005.
That places Belize 64th out of 103 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed … female upper location LPIA in Belize, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.3197 LPIA | — |
| 2010 | 0.5141 LPIA | +60.8% |
| 2013 | 0.5402 LPIA | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 0.5708 LPIA | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 0.536 LPIA | -6.1% |
| 2017 | 0.5454 LPIA | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.6256 LPIA | +14.7% |
| 2022 | 0.5619 LPIA | -10.2% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 0.5619 LPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6445 LPIA, 87% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Belize's 0.5619 LPIA is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.4877 LPIA, 1.2× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3197 LPIA | 0.3197 LPIA | 0.3197 LPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.5413 LPIA | 0.5141 LPIA | 0.5708 LPIA | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.5937 LPIA | 0.5619 LPIA | 0.6256 LPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 61 Costa Rica 0.6085 LPIA compare
- 62 Greece 0.6078 LPIA compare
- 63 South Africa 0.5792 LPIA compare
- 65 Brazil 0.5597 LPIA compare
- 66 Bangladesh 0.5259 LPIA compare
- 67 Colombia 0.5198 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 0.5619 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 0.6256 LPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3197 LPIA in 2005.
- How does Belize rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Belize ranks 64th out of 103 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 4.0%. 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, 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