Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes in Belize
Belize: Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes was 30,786 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes in Belize, 1999–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes in Belize is 30,786 number, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 25.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes in Belize peaked at 30,790 number in 2016 and was at its lowest, 16,896 number, in 1999.
Belize ranks 156th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes in Belize, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 16,896 number | — |
| 2000 | 18,291 number | +8.3% |
| 2001 | 19,196 number | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 21,037 number | +9.6% |
| 2004 | 21,667 number | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 22,505 number | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 22,650 number | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 23,193 number | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 23,930 number | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 24,588 number | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 25,543 number | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 26,153 number | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 27,250 number | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 28,013 number | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 28,197 number | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 28,643 number | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 30,790 number | +7.5% |
| 2017 | 30,076 number | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 30,732 number | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 30,786 number | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16,896 number | 16,896 number | 16,896 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 21,895 number | 18,291 number | 24,588 number | 9 |
| 2010s | 28,618 number | 25,543 number | 30,790 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 153 Suriname 37,353 number compare
- 154 Solomon Islands 33,226 number compare
- 155 Cape Verde 32,123 number compare
- 157 Montenegro 28,725 number compare
- 158 Equatorial Guinea 27,027 number compare
- 159 Cyprus 26,826 number compare
More education data for Belize
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes in Belize?
- Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes in Belize was 30,786 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 30,790 number in 2016.
- What is the lowest enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 16,896 number in 1999.
- How does Belize rank for enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Belize ranks 156th out of 194 countries with data for 2019.
- Is enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.2%. 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 Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of students enrolled in public and private lower secondary education institutions regardless of age.