Enrolment in primary education, female in Belize
Belize: Enrolment in primary education, female was 24,318 number in 2019. β² Rising
Enrolment in primary education, female in Belize, 1971β2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Belize recorded 24,318 number for enrolment in primary education, female in 2019.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in primary education, female in Belize peaked at 26,121 number in 2012 and was at its lowest, 12,231 number, in 1971.
That places Belize 164th out of 203 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12,755 number | 12,231 number | 13,170 number | 4 |
| 1980s | 15,362 number | 15,065 number | 15,660 number | 2 |
| 1990s | 19,710 number | 18,058 number | 21,416 number | 8 |
| 2000s | 23,773 number | 21,578 number | 25,630 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 25,086 number | 24,233 number | 26,121 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)
- School enrollment, primary 96.5% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.006 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in primary education, female in Belize?
- Enrolment in primary education, female in Belize was 24,318 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in primary education, female recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 26,121 number in 2012.
- What is the lowest enrolment in primary education, female recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,231 number in 1971.
- How does Belize rank for enrolment in primary education, female?
- Belize ranks 164th out of 203 countries with data for 2019.
- Is enrolment in primary education, female rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. 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 primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions regardless of age.