Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes in Belize
Belize: Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes was 7,485 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes in Belize, 1974–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Belize recorded 7,485 number for enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes in 2019.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes in Belize peaked at 7,618 number in 2016 and was at its lowest, 873 number, in 1974.
Belize ranks 168th of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes in Belize, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 873 number | — |
| 1976 | 1,084 number | +24.2% |
| 1981 | 2,000 number | +84.5% |
| 1986 | 2,219 number | +10.9% |
| 1987 | 2,100 number | -5.4% |
| 1990 | 2,695 number | +28.3% |
| 1991 | 2,753 number | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 3,250 number | +18.1% |
| 1993 | 3,377 number | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 3,162 number | -6.4% |
| 1995 | 3,311 number | +4.7% |
| 1996 | 3,306 number | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 3,355 number | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 3,634 number | +8.3% |
| 2000 | 3,685 number | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 3,714 number | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 3,773 number | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 3,765 number | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 4,412 number | +17.2% |
| 2006 | 4,861 number | +10.2% |
| 2007 | 4,983 number | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 5,801 number | +16.4% |
| 2009 | 6,034 number | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 6,596 number | +9.3% |
| 2011 | 6,739 number | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 7,116 number | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 7,400 number | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 7,501 number | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 7,505 number | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 7,618 number | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 7,461 number | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 7,349 number | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 7,485 number | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 978.5 number | 873 number | 1,084 number | 2 |
| 1980s | 2,106 number | 2,000 number | 2,219 number | 3 |
| 1990s | 3,205 number | 2,695 number | 3,634 number | 9 |
| 2000s | 4,559 number | 3,685 number | 6,034 number | 9 |
| 2010s | 7,277 number | 6,596 number | 7,618 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Belize
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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 96.48 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 96.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes in Belize?
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes in Belize was 7,485 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 7,618 number in 2016.
- What is the lowest enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 873 number in 1974.
- How does Belize rank for enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes?
- Belize ranks 168th out of 199 countries with data for 2019.
- Is enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.0%. 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 Enrolment in pre-primary 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 pre-primary education institutions (ISCED 0.2) regardless of age. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years; and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1.