Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural both in Belize
Belize: Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural both was 31.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Belize, 2005–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Belize recorded 31.7% for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2022.
The figure is down 4.6% on the previous year and up 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Belize peaked at 33.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 12.0%, in 2005.
That places Belize 63rd out of 113 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural both in Belize, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 12.0% | — |
| 2010 | 25.1% | +108.7% |
| 2013 | 26.4% | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 28.0% | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 23.9% | -14.5% |
| 2016 | 31.0% | +29.6% |
| 2017 | 28.7% | -7.2% |
| 2018 | 31.1% | +8.4% |
| 2019 | 28.8% | -7.5% |
| 2020 | 33.2% | +15.4% |
| 2022 | 31.7% | -4.6% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 31.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 32.0%, 99% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Belize's 31.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 27.9%, 1.1× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.0% | 12.0% | 12.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 27.9% | 23.9% | 31.1% | 8 |
| 2020s | 32.5% | 31.7% | 33.2% | 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 upper secondary education or in Belize?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Belize was 31.7% 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 33.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.0% in 2005.
- How does Belize rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Belize ranks 63rd out of 113 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 20.2%. 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, rural, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release